The Nigeria Centre
for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 416 new COVID-19 cases in 19 states
and the federal capital territory (FCT).
This is the second
highest daily toll recorded by NCDC since the index case was confirmed on
February 27, 2020.
The highest daily
toll was confirmed on Saturday, 553 cases.
With the latest
update, the COVID-19 case toll for Lagos has exceeded 5,000 as the state
recorded 192 new cases on Monday.
No other state has
more than 1,000 COVID-19 cases but Lagos has a total of 5,135 confirmed cases.
According to the
NCDC update, 12 deaths were recorded and the number of fatalities increased
from 287 to 299, while recoveries rose from 3,007 to 3,122.
A total of 10,578
cases have now been confirmed in 35 states and the FCT.
416 new cases of #COVID19;— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 1, 2020
Lagos-192
Edo-41
Rivers-33
Kaduna-30
Kwara-23
Nasarawa-18
Borno-17
FCT-14
Oyo-10
Katsina-7
Abia-5
Delta-5
Adamawa-4
Kano-4
Imo-3
Ondo-3
Benue-2
Bauchi-2
Ogun-2
Niger-1
10578 cases of #COVID19Nigeria
Discharged: 3122
Deaths: 299#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/ngOU09JgiW
Nigeria began the
third phase of the eased lockdown on Monday, and new guidelines on reopening
more sectors have been issued by the presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19.
Despite the
significant spike in the number of cases, the federal government says
responsibility for managing the COVID-19 pandemic now lies with the states.
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