Nigeria coronavirus: 9,302 cases, third most impacted in Africa
Nigeria became Africa’s third most impacted country on Friday after crossing the 9,000 mark and toppling Algeria from the slot.
Only South Africa and Egypt have more cases than Nigeria.
The NCDC confirmed the second highest daily toll of 387 cases which took the national tally to 9,302 cases. The figure means between May 26 and May 29, the country recorded a total of 1,234 COVID-19 cases.
The 387 new cases recorded in 13 states and the federal capital territory (FCT).
The highest daily toll was recorded on May 27, with 389 new COVID-19 cases. 35 states and the FCT have recorded cases with the sole uninfected being Cross River State.
387 new cases of #COVID19;
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 29, 2020
Lagos-254
FCT-29
Jigawa-24
Edo-22
Oyo-15
Rivers-14
Kaduna-11
Borno-6
Kano-3
Plateau-2
Yobe-2
Gombe-2
Bauchi-2
Ondo-1
9302 cases of #COVID19Nigeria
Discharged: 2697
Deaths: 261 pic.twitter.com/Pmmurht8H8
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The number of discharged persons increased from 2,592 to 2,697, while two deaths were recorded, increasing the figure of fatalities from 259 to 261.
