Five new deaths as Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases exceed 3000

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    The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 195 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 3,145.

    The agency made the announcement via its Twitter handle at 12:01am on Thursday.

    Fifty-three more persons were discharged, bringing the total from 481 to 534 recoveries, while the number of fatalities increased from 98 to 103.

    NCDC

    @NCDCgov

    195 new cases of #COVID19;

    82-Lagos
    30-Kano
    19-Zamfara
    18-Sokoto
    10-Borno
    9-FCT
    8-Oyo
    5-Kebbi
    5-Gombe
    4-Ogun
    3-Katsina
    1-Kaduna
    1-Adamawa

    3145 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
    Discharged: 534
    Deaths: 103

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    More than 2,900 of the total number of cases were recorded between April 1 and May 6, a pointer to the increase in the number of samples tested.

    According to the NCDC situation report for May 5, 2020, a total of 21,208 samples have been tested.

    Lagos still accounts for a significant number of the country’s total figure with 1,308 confirmed cases, while Kano which confirmed its index case on April 11 now has 427 COVID-19 patients.

    Lagos recorded the highest number of new cases on May 6 with 80 patients, while the Kano state ministry of health confirmed that the five deaths recorded on Wednesday occurred in the state.

    Kano State Ministry of Health@KNSMOH

    #COVID19KN Update as at 12:02am 7th May 2020
    *️⃣ 30 new cases of #COVID19Kano cases confirmed.
    *️⃣ Total confirmed cases in @KanostateNg are now 427.
    *️⃣ 3 additional #COVID19Kano patients were successfully discharged.
    *️⃣ 5 #COVID19Kano deaths were recorded.

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