Nigeria has recorded 239 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 4151.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) also said on Saturday night via Twitter that 11 new patients have been confirmed dead to the virus in the country, bringing the total number of deaths to 128.
According to the agency, 239 new confirmed cases and 11 deaths were recorded in Nigeria by May 9.
The agency noted that no new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
“Till date, 4,151 cases have been confirmed, 745 cases have been discharged and 128 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory,” it said.
“The 239 new cases are reported from 15 states- Lagos(97),Bauchi(44), Kano(29), Katsina(19), Borno(17), FCT(7), Kwara(6), Oyo(5), Kaduna(3), Sokoto(3), Adamawa(2), Kebbi(2), Plateau (2), Ogun(2), Ekiti(1).”
The NCDC said that as of May 9, Nigeria has 3,278 active cases of COVID-19 while 745 have been treated and discharged.
