Coronavirus Nigeria Update: Total cases hit 11,166 as 348 new ones are recorded

Nigeria has recorded additional 348  coronavirus cases according to the latest data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

The NCDC made the revelation during its nightly update on coronavirus in Nigeria via its Twitter handle on the 3rd of May 2020.

According to the centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 11,166. The centre also stated that 3,329 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from isolations centres across the country. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.

Meanwhile, 315 people have died from COVID-19 related complications. This means that the active number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Nigerians as of the night of Wednesday, 3 May 2020 was 7,522.

Taking to it’s Instagram page, NCDC tweets: “348 new cases of #COVID19; Lagos-163,FCT-76,Ebonyi-23,Rivers-21,Delta-8,Nasarawa-8,Niger-8,Enugu-6,Bauchi-5,Edo-5, Ekiti-5,Ondo-5,Gombe-5,Benue-4,Ogun-2,Osun-1,Plateau-1,Kogi-1,Anambra. 11,166 cases of #COVID19Nigeria.

“Discharged: 3329, Deaths: 315.#TakeResponsibility”

348 new cases of #COVID19;

Lagos-163
FCT-76
Ebonyi-23
Rivers-21
Delta-8
Nasarawa-8
Niger-8
Enugu-6
Bauchi-5
Edo-5
Ekiti-5
Ondo-5
Gombe-5
Benue-4
Ogun-2
Osun-1
Plateau-1
Kogi-1
Anambra-1

11166 cases of #COVID19Nigeria
Discharged: 3329
Deaths: 315#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/h9TbFuQT80

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 3, 2020

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNf5Q61#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/FjIXx6ZIjb

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 3, 2020