#Coronavirus: NCDC announce 148 New COVID-19 Cases in Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 148 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria today, taking the total cases in the country to 2950.

As of the time of this report, 481 patients have been discharged in the country with 98 deaths.

The NCDC announced this additional number via their official Twitter handle on Tuesday, May 5th 2020.

148 new cases of #COVID19;

43-Lagos
32-Kano
14-Zamfara
10-FCT
9-Katsina
7-Taraba
6-Borno
6-Ogun
5-Oyo
3-Edo
3-Kaduna
3-Bauchi
2-Adamawa
2-Gombe
1-Plateau
1-Sokoto
1-Kebbi

2950 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 481
Deaths: 98 pic.twitter.com/0WhwE3fe4V

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 5, 2020