BREAKING: Lagos, Kano Lead Again As Nigeria Records 146 New COVID-19 Cases

Nigeria has recorded 146 new Coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 4,787

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)disclosed this in a tweet on Tuesday night.  

According to the centre, a total of 959 people have been treated and discharged while 158 people have died from the virus.

Lagos remains the state with the highest number of infections, with 56 new infections while Kano is second with 27 new cases

146 new cases of #COVID19;

57-Lagos
27-Kano
10-Kwara
9-Edo
8-Bauchi
7-Yobe
4-Kebbi
4-Oyo
3-Katsina
3-Niger
2-Plateau
2-Borno
2-Sokoto
2-Benue
1-Gombe
1-Enugu
1-Ebonyi
1-Ogun
1-FCT
1-Rivers

4787 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 959
Deaths: 158 pic.twitter.com/vlqzSxqacq

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 12, 2020