Nigeria has recorded 288 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 5,445.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on its website on Friday.
The NCDC also stated that four patients died of coronavirus-related complications in the country, making total fatalities rise to 171.
A breakdown of data obtained from the centre’s website showed that 140 COVID-19 patients were discharged in the past 24 hours across the country.
The PUNCH reports that 24 per cent of those infected with the virus have recovered in the country while about three per cent are dead.
It said, “On the 15th of May 2020, 288 new confirmed cases and four deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
“No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
“Till date, 5445 cases have been confirmed, 1320 cases have been discharged and 171 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 288 new cases are reported from 15 states – Lagos(179), Kaduna (20), Katsina (15), Jigawa(15), Borno (13), Ogun(11), Kano(8), FCT(7), Niger (4), Ekiti(4), Oyo (3), Delta (3), Bauchi(3), Kwara (2), Edo(1).”
A further breakdown of the data showed that over 41 per cent of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria were reported in Lagos, about 14 per cent in Kano and seven per cent in Abuja.
It also showed that about 41 per cent of patients discharged in Nigeria were treated in Lagos.
The NCDC, however, apologised for making errors in its announcement on Thursday.
It said, “On the 14th of May, four cases reported from Plateau and one case from Akwa Ibom, were repeat cases.
“Therefore, Plateau has a total of 21 cases and Akwa Ibom has a total of 16 cases.
“We apologise to this State Governments for this error and remain committed to ensuring accurate reporting.”
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 2,278 | 1,701 | 541 | 36 |
| Kano | 761 | 638 | 90 | 33 |
| FCT | 386 | 291 | 88 | 7 |
| Katsina | 239 | 198 | 29 | 12 |
| Bauchi | 210 | 166 | 41 | 3 |
| Borno | 204 | 140 | 44 | 20 |
| Jigawa | 191 | 184 | 4 | 3 |
| Ogun | 145 | 81 | 59 | 5 |
| Kaduna | 134 | 78 | 53 | 3 |
| Gombe | 124 | 32 | 90 | 2 |
| Sokoto | 112 | 46 | 53 | 13 |
| Edo | 93 | 61 | 27 | 5 |
| Oyo | 76 | 46 | 28 | 2 |
| Zamfara | 73 | 39 | 29 | 5 |
| Kwara | 58 | 45 | 12 | 1 |
| Osun | 42 | 8 | 30 | 4 |
| Rivers | 33 | 20 | 10 | 3 |
| Yobe | 32 | 28 | 3 | 1 |
| Kebbi | 31 | 16 | 11 | 4 |
| Nasarawa | 29 | 23 | 5 | 1 |
| Delta | 25 | 12 | 9 | 4 |
| Plateau | 25 | 21 | 4 | 0 |
| Adamawa | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 |
| Ondo | 19 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
| Ekiti | 19 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| Taraba | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| Akwa Ibom | 17 | 3 | 12 | 2 |
| Niger | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| Enugu | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| Ebonyi | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Imo | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Bayelsa | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Benue | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Anambra | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Abia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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