242 new cases of Coronavirus hit Nigeria as Lagos and Kano take the lead

Nigeria has recorded 242 fresh cases of Coronavirus, taking its total infections to 4,641.

Lagos still tops the grim statistics.


Of the figures released by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, late Monday night, Lagos recorded 88 new cases, with Kano coming close with 64 fresh cases.

Katsina recorded 49 new cases, while Kaduna has 13 fresh infections.


Others are: Ogun, nine cases; Gombe, six cases; Adamawa, four cases; FCT, three cases, while Ondo, Rivers, Zamfara, Borno and Bauchi have one case each.

According to the NCDC, seven new deaths were recorded on Monday, while the total number of people discharged so far has reached 902.

242 new cases of #COVID19;

88-Lagos
64-Kano
49-Katsina
13-Kaduna
9-Ogun
6-Gombe
4-Adamawa
3-FCT
1-Ondo
1-Oyo
1–Rivers
1-Zamfara
1-Borno
1-Bauchi

4641 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 902
Deaths: 150 pic.twitter.com/2eK1cRJeH0

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 11, 2020

On the 10th of April 2020, we erroneously announced 2 new deaths in Nasarawa

There was 1 death in Nasarawa reported on the 10th of April

We apologise to the State Government for this error, & remain committed to providing accurate data

For breakdown: https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/nOnR4k5tmJ

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 11, 2020