The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed two hundred and forty five (245) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed coronavirus cases in the country, 131 were recorded in Lagos, 16 in Jigawa, 13 in Ogun, 12 in Borno, 9 in Kaduna, 9 in Oyo, 9 in Rivers, 9 in Ebonyi, 8 in Kano, 7 in Kwara, 5 in Katsina, 3 in Akwa Ibom, 3 in Sokoto, 2 in Bauchi, 2 in Yobe, 1 in Anambra, 1 in Gombe, 1 in Niger, 1 in Ondo, 1 in Plateau, 1 in the FCT and 1 in Bayelsa.

As of Friday, May 22nd, 2020, there are 7261 confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) reported in Nigeria. 2007 patients have been discharged, with 221 fatalities.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Friday, May 22nd, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Friday, May 22nd, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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