Coronavirus
As usual Lagos records highest cases as coronavirus increases again in Nigeria

Nigeria has recorded new cases of deadly coronavirus pandemic in the country, with Lagos leading as usual.
Onyxnews Nigeria reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced that 288 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 5445.
This reliable online news platform understands that the NCDC made the announcement via the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Friday night, May 15.
NCDC tweeted: “288 new cases of #COVID19; 179-Lagos 20-Kaduna 15-Katsina 15-Jigawa 13-Borno 11-Ogun 8-Kano 7-FCT 4-Niger 4-Ekiti 3-Oyo 3-Delta 3-Bauchi 2-Kwara 1-Edo 5445 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria Discharged: 1320 Deaths: 171″
288 new cases of #COVID19;
179-Lagos
20-Kaduna
15-Katsina
15-Jigawa
13-Borno
11-Ogun
8-Kano
7-FCT
4-Niger
4-Ekiti
3-Oyo
3-Delta
3-Bauchi
2-Kwara
1-Edo5445 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1320
Deaths: 171 pic.twitter.com/WOllJ4pGlc— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 15, 2020
For breakdown by state, see here
With the new cases of two hundred and eighty eight (288), death cases are one hundred and seventy one (171) and dicharged cases are one thousand, three hundred and twenty (1320), so the total cases of the disease in Nigeria as at Friday night, 15 May 2020 is 5445.
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