338 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Nigeria

In the latest update of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, 338 new cases have been reported as of Sunday evening, May 17th 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, Kano, FCT, Rivers, Plateau, Oyo, Katsina, Jigawa, Kaduna, Abia, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Akwa Ibom, Delta, Ondo, Kebbi and Sokoto.

Their tweet reads;

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

5959 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1594
Deaths: 182

A breakdown of cases by state;