The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed three hundred and eighty six (386) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed coronavirus cases in the country, 176 in Lagos, 65 in Kano, 31 in Katsina, 20 in the FCT, 17 in Borno, 15 in Bauchi, 14 in Nasarawa, 13 in Ogun, 10 in Plateau, 4 in Oyo, 4 in Sokoto, 4 in Rivers, 3 in Kaduna, 2 in Edo, 2 in Ebonyi, 2 in Ondo, 1 in Enugu, 1 in Imo, 1 in Gombe and 1 in Osun.

As of Friday, May 8th, 2020, there are 3912 confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria. 679 patients have been discharged, with 117 deaths.

The NCDC disclosed this on May 8th, via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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