#CORONAVIRUS: Nigeria Records 5,959 COVID-19 Infection 338 New Cases
Nigeria has recorded 338 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections to 5,959.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control confirmed the new figures in a tweet late Sunday.
According to the NCDC, 177 of the new cases were in Lagos, 64 were recorded in Kano, 4 in Jigawa and 16 in Rivers state.
21 new cases were recorded in the FCT, with the full details as follows:
338 new cases of #COVID19;
177-Lagos
64-Kano
21-FCT
16-Rivers
14-Plateau
11-Oyo
9-Katsina
4-Jigawa
4-Kaduna
3-Abia
3-Bauchi
3-Borno
2-Gombe
2-Akwa Ibom
2-Delta
1-Ondo
1-Kebbi
1-Sokoto
The total number of active cases in the country now sits at 5959 while 1594 persons have been discharged.
As at Sunday, May 17, the total number of fatalities recorded is 182.
