BREAKING: Nigeria records more cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) as cases exceeds 5000

Nigeria has recorded new cases of deadly COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

Onyxnews Nigeria reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced that 193 new cases of the deadly pandemic has been recorded in Nigeria, bringing the total number of cases of the deadly disease in the country to 5162.

This reliable online news platform understands that the NCDC made the announcement via the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Thursday night, May 14, 2020.

NCDC tweeted: “193 new cases of #COVID19; 58-Lagos 46-Kano 35-Jigawa 12-Yobe 9-FCT 7-Ogun 5-Plateau 5-Gombe 4-Imo 3-Edo 3-Kwara 3-Borno 1-Bauchi 1-Nasarawa 1-Ondo 5162 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria Discharged: 1180 Deaths: 167.”

193 new cases of #COVID19;

58-Lagos
46-Kano
35-Jigawa
12-Yobe
9-FCT
7-Ogun
5-Plateau
5-Gombe
4-Imo
3-Edo
3-Kwara
3-Borno
1-Bauchi
1-Nasarawa
1-Ondo

5162 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1180
Deaths: 167 pic.twitter.com/HCuipTKg6Y

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— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 14, 2020

With the new cases of one hundred and ninty three (193), death cases are one hundred and sixty seven and dicharged are one thousand, one hundred and eighty (1180), so active cases of the pandemic disease in Nigeria as at Thursday night, 14 May 2020 is 4082.

For breakdown of cases by state, see here