Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Wednesday, has announced 284 more new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), making the number of confirmed cases in Nigeria rise to 6677.
The NCDC made this known via its verified Twitter handle on Wednesday night.
“284 new cases of #COVID19; 199-Lagos, 26-Rivers, 19-Oyo, 8-FCT, 8-Borno, 7-Plateau, 6-Jigawa, 5-Kano, 2-Abia, 1-Ekiti,1-Delta, 1-Kwara,1-Taraba,” NCDC tweeted.
“6677 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria, Discharged: 1840 Deaths: 200.”
The centre also claimed that eight cases were, on 18th of May, erroneously announced for Zamfara.
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“On the 18th of May, 8 new cases in Zamfara were erroneously announced
“Therefore, as at the 20th of May 2020, Zamfara has recorded a total of 76 confirmed cases
“We apologise to @Zamfara_state for this error and reiterate our commitment to accurate & transparent reporting of data.”
284 new cases of #COVID19;
199-Lagos
26-Rivers
19-Oyo
8-FCT
8-Borno
7-Plateau
6-Jigawa
5-Kano
2-Abia
1-Ekiti
1-Delta
1-Kwara
1-Taraba6677 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1840
Deaths: 200 pic.twitter.com/awxMgfp7U5— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 20, 2020
