BREAKING: COVID-19 cases in Nigeria rise to 6175

216 new cases of COVID-19 have just been recorded across several states of Nigeria today.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC made this announcement this evening via Twitter, outlining Lagos with the highest number per state.

The new cases are distributed below:

74-Lagos

33-Katsina

19-Oyo

17-Kano

13-Edo

10-Zamfara

8-Ogun

8-Gombe

8-Borno

7-Bauchi

7-Kwara

4-FCT

3-Kaduna

3-Enugu

2-Rivers

In total, 6175 cases of COVID-19 are now in Nigeria while 1644 have been discharged.

The country has also lost 191 to the novel disease.

216 new cases of #COVID19;

74-Lagos
33-Katsina
19-Oyo
17-Kano
13-Edo
10-Zamfara
8-Ogun
8-Gombe
8-Borno
7-Bauchi
7-Kwara
4-FCT
3-Kaduna
3-Enugu
2-Rivers

6175 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1644
Deaths: 191 pic.twitter.com/FbcGTJ06iE

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 18, 2020