226 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Nigeria

In the latest update of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, 226 new cases have been reported as of Tuesday evening, May 19th by the National Centre for Disease Control.

In a new update on their Twitter page, the NCDC reports that there’s new cases in Lagos, Ogun, Plateau, Edo, Kaduna, Oyo, FCT, Adamawa, Jigawa, Ebonyi, Borno, Nasarawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Enugu and Bayelsa

Their tweet reads;

226 new cases of #COVID19;

131-Lagos
25-Ogun
15-Plateau
11-Edo
7-Kaduna
6-Oyo
5-FCT
5-Adamawa
4-Jigawa
4-Ebonyi
4-Borno
3-Nasarawa
2-Bauchi
2-Gombe
1-Enugu
1-Bayelsa

6401 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1734
Deaths: 192

A breakdown of cases by state;