JUST IN: NCDC Records 338 New Cases As Toll Hits 5,959

In the nation, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 338 new positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19).

NCDC announced this in a tweet as at 11:10pm on Sunday night taking the total number of confirmed cases to 5,959 in Nigeria.

The states with the confirmed cases are; 177-Lagos, 64-Kano, 21-FCT, 16-Rivers, 14-Plateau, 11-Oyo, 9-Katsina, 4-Jigawa, 4-Kaduna, 3-Abia, 3-Bauchi, 3-Borno, 2-Gombe, 2-Akwa Ibom, 2-Delta, 1-Ondo, 1-Kebbi, 1-Sokoto

5959 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1594
Deaths: 182

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/Z5x7UFXpXd#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/r6NOyQBxi2

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 17, 2020