The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed three hundred and thirty nine (339) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed coronavirus cases in the country, 139 were recorded in Lagos, 28 in Kano, 28 in Oyo, 25 in Edo, 22 in Katsina, 18 in Kaduna, 14 in Jigawa, 13 in Yobe, 13 in Plateau, 11 in the FCT, 8 in Gombe, 5 in Ogun, 4 in Bauchi, 4 in Nasarawa, 3 in Delta, 2 in Ondo, 1 in Rivers and 1 in Adamawa.

As of Thursday, May 21st, 2020, there are 7016 cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reported in Nigeria. 1907 patients have been discharged, with 211 fatalities.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Thursday, May 21st, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Thursday, May 21st, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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