By Ademola Akanni, Abuja
Lagos remains the epincentre of coronavirus scourge in Nigeria with 131 new cases reported on Tuesday, 19 May, 2020, The Gazelle News.com reports.
The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported on its Twitter handle that the Lagos cases were among the new 226 cases reported nationwide on Tuesday, 19 May, 2020.
The Gazelle News.com reports further that Lagos now has a total of 2,755 cases while the Nigerian total has risen to 6401.
Below is the update from the NCDC:
226 new cases of #COVID19;
131-Lagos
25-Ogun
15-Plateau
11-Edo
7-Kaduna
6-Oyo
5-FCT
5-Adamawa
4-Jigawa
4-Ebonyi
4-Borno
3-Nasarawa
2-Bauchi
2-Gombe
1-Enugu
1-Bayelsa
6401 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1734
Deaths: 192 https://t.co/KJeNRAKFVG