The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has confirmed 284 new cases of the Coronavirus in the country.
This has brought the total number of cases in the country to 6,677.
The new cases were recorded from 12 states and Abuja.
Lagos recorded the highest number of cases with 199 out of the total 284.
Meanwhile, eight fatalities and 106 recoveries were recorded in the last 24 hours.
The centre also disclosed that eight new cases were recorded against Zamfara in error on Monday, May 18.
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Below are the details of the new cases:
“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 and 1-Taraba.
“6677 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1840
Deaths: 200.
“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.”
