COVID-19: Nigeria now has 8,344 confirmed coronavirus cases as NCDC registered 276 New Cases

The confirmed cases of coronavirus have increased to 8,344 in Nigeria as the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) registered 276 new infections cases in the country on Tuesday.

The NCDC made this known on its verified Twitter handle.

276 new cases of #COVID19;

Lagos-161
Rivers-36
Edo-27
Kaduna-19
Nasarawa-10
Oyo-6
Kano-4
Delta-3
Ebonyi-3
Gombe-2
Ogun-1
Ondo-1
Borno-1
Abia-1
Bauchi-1

8344 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 2385
Deaths: 249#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/Xl7QefqAWQ

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 26, 2020

“Till date, 8344 cases have been confirmed, 2385 cases have been discharged and 249 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 276 new cases are reported from 15 states; 276 new cases of #COVID19; Lagos-161, Rivers-36, Edo-27, Kaduna-19, Nasarawa-10, Oyo-6, Kano-4, Delta-3, Ebonyi-3, Gombe-2, Ogun-1, Ondo-1, Borno-1, Abia-1, Bauchi-1.”

“No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours,” it said.

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/OC6c8Op7x6

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 26, 2020