The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed
284 new COVID-19 cases in 12 states and the federal capital territory (FCT).
The agency made the announcement at 11:20 pm on Wednesday
via its Twitter handle.
A total of 6,677 cases have now been recorded in 34 states
and the FCT.
Eight death were recorded, bringing the total number of
fatalities to 200, while the number of discharged patients increased from 1,734
to 1,840.
Lagos recorded its highest daily toll ever on Wednesday,
with 70 percent of the total cases.
Lagos confirmed 199 cases of COVID-19, followed by Rivers
with 26 cases and Oyo with 19 cases.
284 new cases of #COVID19;— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 20, 2020
199-Lagos
26-Rivers
19-Oyo
8-FCT
8-Borno
7-Plateau
6-Jigawa
5-Kano
2-Abia
1-Ekiti
1-Delta
1-Kwara
1-Taraba
6677 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1840
Deaths: 200 pic.twitter.com/awxMgfp7U5
Before Wednesday, the highest figure recorded by Lagos was
183 cases, which were confirmed on May 7, 2020.
The spike in the number of cases, which began in April 2020,
has been attributed to increased testing capacity, as well as significant
community-based transmission.
According to the NCDC breakdown on number of tests carried
out by states, Lagos alone accounted for 41 percent of tests in Nigeria with
14,886 out of a total of 35,983 samples tested as of May 17, 2020.
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