Covid-19: 381 New confirmed cases, Lagos records 183 In one day

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has announced that Lagos recorded 183 cases of coronavirus on Thursday May 7.

It is the highest single-day figure reported in the nation’s commercial hub since the index case.

Kano State had 55 and Jigawa State 44.

A total of 381 across the country were confirmed.

NCDC tweeted: “381 new cases of #COVID19″, adding that Lagos count now stands at 1491, Kano 482 and FCT 316.

601 have been discharged and 107 deaths recorded.

Nigeria now has 3526 cases.

601 have been discharged and 107 deaths recorded.

There are fears that the lockdown ease will cause further spread of the disease.

Pressure is being mounted on President Muhammadu Buhari to lockdown States due to the increase in number of positive results.

Their tweet read;

381 new cases of #COVID19;

183-Lagos
55-Kano
44-Jigawa
19-Zamfara
19-Bauchi
11-Katsina
9-Borno
8-Kwara
7-Kaduna
6-Gombe
5-Ogun
4-Sokoto
3-Oyo
3-Rivers
2-Niger
1-Akwa Ibom
1-Enugu
1-Plateau

3526 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 601
Deaths: 107

A breakdown of cases by state;