BREAKING: Nigeria records 381 new COVID-19 cases, total now 3,526

FILE: NCDC National Reference Laboratory, for coronavirus testing

BY DAVID

Nigeria has recorded 381 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 3,526.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known via its verified Twitter handle on Thursday.

It tweeted, “On the 7th of May 2020, 381 new confirmed cases and four deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

“No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.

“Till date, 3,526 cases have been confirmed, 601 cases have been discharged and 107 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 381 new cases are reported from 17 states – Lagos(183), Kano(55), Jigawa(44), Zamfara(19), Borno(9), Bauchi(19), Katsina(11), Kwara(8), Kaduna(7), Gombe(6), Ogun(5),Sokoto(4), Oyo(3), Rivers(3), Niger(2), Akwa Ibom(1), Enugu(1), Plateau(1).”

States Affected	No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed)	No. of Cases (on admission)	No. Discharged	No. of Deaths
Lagos	1,491	1,052	406	33
Kano	482	450	19	13
FCT	316	272	40	4
Borno	125	111	0	14
Gombe	109	109	0	0
Katsina	106	89	9	8
Bauchi	102	96	6	0
Ogun	100	80	18	2
Kaduna	92	77	14	1
Sokoto	89	80	1	8
Jigawa	83	82	0	1
Edo	65	51	10	4
Zamfara	65	62	0	3
Oyo	55	42	11	2
Osun	37	3	30	4
Kwara	24	16	8	0
Kebbi	18	18	0	0
Rivers	17	13	2	2
Akwa Ibom	17	5	10	2
Delta	17	12	2	3
Taraba	15	15	0	0
Adamawa	15	15	0	0
Yobe	13	12	0	1
Ondo	13	7	6	0
Ekiti	12	9	2	1
Nasarawa	11	10	0	1
Enugu	9	7	2	0
Niger	6	5	1	0
Plateau	5	4	1	0
Bayelsa	5	5	0	0
Ebonyi	5	5	0	0
Benue	2	2	0	0
Imo	2	1	1	0
Abia	2	1	1	0
Anambra	1	0	1	0