Nigeria has recorded 148 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 2,950, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says.
The NCDC also said on Tuesday night on Twitter that six new patients had been confirmed dead to the virus in the country, bringing the total number of deaths to 98.
The agency said that the 148 new cases were recorded from 16 states.
“43-Lagos, 32-Kano, 14-Zamfara, 10-FCT, 9-Katsina, 7-Taraba, 6 each in Borno and Ogun, 5-Oyo, 3 each in Edo, Kaduna and Bauchi, 2 each in Adamawa and Gombe, while one each in Plateau, Sokoto and Kebbi States,” it said.
According to NCDC, as of 11:40 p.m. May 5, 2020, Nigeria has 2,371 active cases of COVID-19 and 481 treated and discharged in the country.
The continuous increase in number of infections has risen due to the increased capacity for testing across the country.
The NCDC has continued the fight against the virus by activating its multi-partner, multi-sectoral Operations Centre (EOC) to coordinate response activities across states of the federation.
