226 new COVID-19 cases take total to 6,401 and 1 more death as Lagos continues community spread

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Nigeria’s tally of COVID-19 infections on Tuesday evening increased to 6,401 from 6,175 announced on Tuesday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

According to the new data released by NCDC, 226 new cases were recorded in sixteen states.

The 226 new cases are reported from 16 states- Lagos(131), Plateau(15), Rivers(2), Edo(11), Oyo(6), FCT(5), Adamawa(5), Kaduna(7), Jigawa(4), Ebonyi(4), Borno(4), Nasarawa(3), Ogun(25), Bauchi (2), Gombe (2), Enugu (1), Bayelsa (1).

While making the announcement via its official Twitter handle, the NCDC also said a total of 192 COVID-19 deaths have been recorded in the country.

NCDC said, “On the 19th of May 2020, 226 new confirmed cases and 1 death was recorded in Nigeria.

“No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.

“Till date, 6401 cases have been confirmed, 1734 cases have been discharged and 192 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

A breakdown of the data made available to newsmen by the health agency revealed that of the 192 deaths recorded so far in the country, 38 were recorded in Lagos, Kano, 36; FCT, nine; Katsina, 13; Borno, 24; Bauchi five; Jigawa three, Ogun six; Kaduna, three; Oyo, four; Gombe, two; Sokoto, 13; Edo, six; Zamfara, five; Kwara, one; Rivers, three; Osun, four; Plateau, one; Kebbi, four; Yobe, one; Nasarawa, one; Delta, five; Niger, one; Ondo, one; Ekiti, one, and Akwa Ibom also has two deaths.

A breakdown of the cases reported in the country shows that Lagos is still the epicenter for the outbreak in the country.

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