Coronavirus Nigeria update: 242 new cases recorded as total hits 4641

Nigeria has recorded an additional 242 confirmed COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, according to the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC).

The total number of confirmed cases in the country has now gone up to 4641 by the night of 11 May 2020, according to data reported by the NCDC through its verified Twitter handle during its nightly updates.

The spread of the virus has grown rapidly since it was first announced in Nigeria in February 2020, only a few months after the outbreak started in Wuhan, China.

The NCDC has apologised again for reporting an error on the 10th of April 2020, after it announced 2 new deaths in Nasarawa state.

According to the official Twitter handle, there was 1 death in Nasarawa reported on the 10th of April.

Lagos State, which is the epicentre of the virus is rapidly getting to the 2000 mark.

242 new cases of #COVID19;

88-Lagos
64-Kano
49-Katsina
13-Kaduna
9-Ogun
6-Gombe
4-Adamawa
3-FCT
1-Ondo
1-Oyo
1–Rivers
1-Zamfara
1-Borno
1-Bauchi

4641 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 902
Deaths: 150 pic.twitter.com/2eK1cRJeH0

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 11, 2020

On the 10th of April 2020, we erroneously announced 2 new deaths in Nasarawa

There was 1 death in Nasarawa reported on the 10th of April

We apologise to the State Government for this error, & remain committed to providing accurate data

For breakdown: https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/nOnR4k5tmJ

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 11, 2020