The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday night said the country recorded 284 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 6677.
Eight new patients have been confirmed dead to the virus in the country, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 200.
The health agency explained that most of the fatalities recorded from COVID-19 were cases with other underlying illnesses known as co-morbidities.
NCDC said that the 284 new cases were confirmed in 13 states.
The 284 new cases were reported from these 13 states: Lagos(199), Rivers(26), Oyo(19), FCT(8), Borno (8), Plateau(7), Jigawa (6), Kano (5), Abia(2), Ekiti(1), Delta(1), Kwara (1), Taraba (1).
The NCDC noted that no new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
The health agency said that till date, 6677 cases have been confirmed, with 4637 being active. It also said 1840 cases have been discharged while 200 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
NCDC reports that on May 18, eight new cases in Zamfara State were erroneously announced.
“Therefore, as at May 20, 2020, Zamfara has recorded a total of 76 confirmed cases.
“We apologise to Zamfara State for this error and reiterate our commitment to accurate and transparent reporting of data,” it stated.
The health agency said sometimes, COVID-19 test results take longer than 96 hours due to sample transport and other logistics.
“While we work hard to reduce time between sample collection and result notification, please take preventive measures. Self-isolation is important,” it stated.
