Nigeria has counted some 245 new confirmed cases of coronavirus.
It’s Covid19 death toll also risen to 221.
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control revealed this in a tweet on Friday, May 22, 2020.
The Center says total confirmed cases are now 7261.
Some 2007 persons have been discharged, according to the Center.
Breakdown of new cases
131-Lagos
16-Jigawa
13-Ogun
12-Borno
9-Kaduna
9-Oyo
9-Rivers
9-Ebonyi
8-Kano
7-Kwara
5-Katsina
3-Akwa Ibom
3-Sokoto
2-Bauchi
2-Yobe
1-Anambra
1-Gombe
1-Niger
1-Ondo
1-Plateau
1-FCT
1-Bayelsa
245 new cases of #COVID19;
131-Lagos
16-Jigawa
13-Ogun
12-Borno
9-Kaduna
9-Oyo
9-Rivers
9-Ebonyi
8-Kano
7-Kwara
5-Katsina
3-Akwa Ibom
3-Sokoto
2-Bauchi
2-Yobe
1-Anambra
1-Gombe
1-Niger
1-Ondo
1-Plateau
1-FCT
1-Bayelsa
7261 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 2007
Deaths: 221 pic.twitter.com/ITAGBMdXtB— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 22, 2020
By Melvin Tarlue