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Health News of Wednesday, 27 May 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Nigeria records 389 cases of COVID-19

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Nigeria has recorded at least 389 cases of the deadly COVID-19, according to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control - NCDC.

The announcement was made on the official Twitter account of the NCDC on Wednesday.

According to the NCDC, there are now 8733 cases of #COVID19Nigeria, total discharge of 2501 with the death toll currently standing at 254.

Nigeria currently has 5,978 active cases of COVID-19.

The centre said, “On the 27th of May 2020, 389 new confirmed cases and 5 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

“One new state (Kogi) has reported a case in the last 24 hours.

“Till date, 8733 cases have been confirmed, 2501 cases have been discharged and 254 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 389 new cases are reported from 22 states- Lagos (256), Katsina (23), Edo (22), Rivers (14), Kano(13), Adamawa (11), Akwa Ibom (11), Kaduna(7), Kwara (6), Nasarawa (6), Gombe (2), Plateau (2), Abia (2), Delta (2), Benue (2), Niger (2), Kogi (2), Oyo (2), Imo (1), Borno (1), Ogun (1), Anambra (1).”