Nigeria records 288 new cases of COVID-19, total now 5,445

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Friday confirmed 288 new cases of coronavirus across the country.

A total of 5445 cases have now been recorded in 34 states and the FCT.

The NCDC also said that three new patients have been confirmed dead to the virus in the country, bringing the total number of deaths to 171.

According to the agency, the 288 new cases are confirmed in 15 states.

The 15 states and their breakdowns are: Lagos (179), Kaduna (20), Katsina (15), Jigawa (15), Borno (13), Ogun (11), Kano (8), FCT (7), Niger (4), Ekiti (4), Oyo (3), Delta (3), Bauchi (3), Kwara (2) and Edo (1).

The NCDC noted that no new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.

The agency said that till date, 5445 cases have been confirmed, 3954 Active Cases, 1320 cases have been discharged and 171 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

NCDC said that on the May 14, four cases reported from Plateau states and one case from Akwa Ibom, were repeated cases.

“Therefore Plateau has a total of 21 cases and Akwa Ibom has a total of 16 cases.

“We apologise to these state governments for this error and remain committed to ensuring accurate reporting,” it said.