COVID-9 Nigeria Update Today
265 new cases of #COVID19;
133-Lagos
34-Oyo
28-Edo
23-Ogun
22-FCT
6-Plateau
5-Kaduna
3-Borno
3-Niger
2-Kwara
2-Bauchi
2-Anambra
2-Enugu7526 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 2174
Deaths: 221 pic.twitter.com/92btuBX9tv— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 23, 2020
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Confirmed Cases by State
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 3,357 | 2,688 | 627 | 42 |
| Kano | 883 | 714 | 133 | 36 |
| FCT | 469 | 312 | 143 | 14 |
| Katsina | 308 | 243 | 51 | 14 |
| Borno | 250 | 84 | 141 | 25 |
| Jigawa | 241 | 159 | 78 | 4 |
| Oyo | 233 | 171 | 58 | 4 |
| Bauchi | 232 | 62 | 165 | 5 |
| Ogun | 219 | 114 | 99 | 6 |
| Kaduna | 184 | 79 | 100 | 5 |
| Edo | 172 | 109 | 57 | 6 |
| Gombe | 145 | 37 | 105 | 3 |
| Sokoto | 116 | 23 | 80 | 13 |
| Rivers | 89 | 59 | 23 | 7 |
| Plateau | 77 | 49 | 27 | 1 |
| Zamfara | 76 | 8 | 63 | 5 |
| Kwara | 75 | 40 | 34 | 1 |
| Yobe | 47 | 33 | 8 | 6 |
| Osun | 42 | 5 | 33 | 4 |
| Nasarawa | 38 | 18 | 18 | 2 |
| Kebbi | 32 | 11 | 17 | 4 |
| Delta | 31 | 13 | 12 | 6 |
| Adamawa | 27 | 7 | 18 | 2 |
| Niger | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 |
| Ondo | 23 | 4 | 18 | 1 |
| Ebonyi | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| Akwa Ibom | 21 | 6 | 13 | 2 |
| Ekiti | 20 | 4 | 14 | 2 |
| Enugu | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| Taraba | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| Bayelsa | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Anambra | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Abia | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Imo | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Benue | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Lagos intensifies distribution of mask
As part of its aim of curbing the spread of the coronavirus, the Lagos State Government has intensified the distribution of Face Masks to residents in 57 LGAs/LCDAs.
As part of cooperate social responsibility, popular Fuji musician, Alabiu Pasuma and Comedian Owen Gee showed their supports by helping the government in that regard in Ikeja and Mushin.
Lagos discharges another 45 COVID-19 free patients
The Lagos state government has also from its isolation facilities discharged 45 fully recovered COVID-19 patients. Out of the 45, 22 were females and 23 were males, all Nigerians.
Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-0lu revealed that the patients are 19 from the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba, 3 from Onikan, 8 from Agidingbi, 7 from Lekki, 1 from Eti-Osa (LandMark) and 7 from Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Isolation Centres.
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With this, the number of patients successfully managed and discharged from Lagos Isolation facilities has risen to 707.
“As we look forward to more great news in the coming days, I urge you all to take responsibility and play your part for a #COVID-19 FreeLagos,” he added.
