According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), 553 new coronavirus infections were recorded in Nigeria on Saturday, 30th May 2020.
The NCDC reported this during its nightly coronavirus in Nigeria in Nigeria update.
According to the NCDC, the total number of coronavirus infections in Nigeria now stands at 9,855. Of this number, 273 have died from COVID-19, while 2,856 people have recovered and been discharged from isolation centres across the country. Hence, the active cases in the country now stand at 6,726.
Taking to its official Twitter handle, the NCDC writes: “553 new cases of #COVID19;
Lagos-378
FCT-52
Delta-23
Edo-22
Rivers-14
Ogun-13
Kaduna-12
Kano-9
Borno-7
Katsina-6
Jigawa-5
Oyo-5
Yobe-3
Plateau-3
Osun-1
9855 cases of #COVID19Nigeria
Discharged: 2856
Deaths: 273 “
553 new cases of #COVID19;
Lagos-378
FCT-52
Delta-23
Edo-22
Rivers-14
Ogun-13
Kaduna-12
Kano-9
Borno-7
Katsina-6
Jigawa-5
Oyo-5
Yobe-3
Plateau-3
Osun-19855 cases of #COVID19Nigeria
Discharged: 2856
Deaths: 273 pic.twitter.com/uIP0zHQeEE— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 30, 2020
The NCDC also showed the breakdown of the disease across the states.
Lagos State remains the epicentre of coronavirus infections in Nigeria while Cross River State still remains without any confirmed case. Click on the image below to view the distribution of the disease.
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/5TwNyauX3o
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 30, 2020
