#Coronavirus: 216 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Nigeria

In the latest update of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, 216 new cases have been reported as of Monday evening, May 18th 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, Katsina, Oyo, Kano, Edo, Zamfara, Ogun, Gombe, Borno, Bauchi, Kwara, FCT, Kaduna, Enugu and Rivers.

Their tweet reads;

216 new cases of #COVID19;

74-Lagos
33-Katsina
19-Oyo
17-Kano
13-Edo
10-Zamfara
8-Ogun
8-Gombe
8-Borno
7-Bauchi
7-Kwara
4-FCT
3-Kaduna
3-Enugu
2-Rivers

6175 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1644
Deaths: 191

A breakdown of cases by state;