Nigeria confirms 386 new COVID-19 cases, 10 deaths

 

BY NICHOLAS ABE

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On the 8th of May 2020, 386 new confirmed cases and 10 coronavirus related deaths were recorded in Nigeria, according to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

Till date, 3,912 cases have been confirmed, 679 cases have been discharged and 117 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The 386 new cases are reported from 19 states and the FCT, as follows: Lagos (176), Kano (65), Katsina (31), FCT (20), Borno (17), Bauchi (15), Nasarawa (14), Ogun (13), Plateau (10), Oyo (4), Sokoto (4), Rivers (4), Kaduna (3), Edo (2), Ebonyi (2), Ondo (2), Enugu (1), Imo (1), Gombe (1) and Osun (1).

Meanwhile, Cross River and Kogi are the only states that have yet to record any case of coronavirus.