#Coronavirus: 176 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Nigeria

In the latest update of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, 176 new cases have been reported as of Saturday evening, May 16th by the National Centre for Disease Control.

In a new update on their Twitter page, the NCDC reports that there are new cases in Lagos, Oyo, FCT, Niger, Borno, Jigawa, Kaduna, Anambra, Edo, Rivers, Nasarawa, Bauchi, Benue, Zamfara.

Their tweet reads;

176 new cases of #COVID19;

95-Lagos
31-Oyo
11-FCT
8-Niger
8-Borno
6-Jigawa
4-Kaduna
3-Anambra
2-Edo
2-Rivers
2-Nasarawa
2-Bauchi
1-Benue
1-Zamfara

5621 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1472
Deaths: 176

A breakdown of cases by state;