Nigeria has counted 265 new confirmed cases of coronavirus.
This is according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control in a tweet late on Saturday, May 23, 2020.
The Centre says total confirmed cases have increased to 7,526.
Some 2,174 persons have been discharged, with deaths remaining 221.
Breakdown of new cases
133-Lagos
34-Oyo
28-Edo
23-Ogun
22-FCT
6-Plateau
5-Kaduna
3-Borno
3-Niger
2-Kwara
2-Bauchi
2-Anambra
2-Enugu
265 new cases of #COVID19;
133-Lagos
34-Oyo
28-Edo
23-Ogun
22-FCT
6-Plateau
5-Kaduna
3-Borno
3-Niger
2-Kwara
2-Bauchi
2-Anambra
2-Enugu7526 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 2174
Deaths: 221 pic.twitter.com/92btuBX9tv— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 23, 2020
By Melvin Tarlue