Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 288 new coronavirus cases and 4 deaths in the country.
The centre announced this on its official handle late Friday, stating;
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
It would be recalled that on Thursday, Nigeria hit the over 5000 mark, recording 5,162 total cases with 1,180 discharged and 167 causalities.
Now, with the new toll, there are 5445 total cases, 1320 discharged and 171 deaths across the country.
Also, the total samples tested nationwide have increased from 30,657 to 31,702 as at May 15th.
Meanwhile, the NCDC has announced the inclusion of the 25th molecular laboratory coronavirus centre in the country.
The laboratory is located at Federal Medical Centre, Yola, Adamawa.
It also stated that other centers in progress are in Katsina, Kwara, Anambra & Gombe.
We are pleased to announce the inclusion of the 25th lab to the national #COVID19 Laboratory Network:
Federal Medical Centre, Yola, Adamawa
In progress: Katsina, Kwara, Anambra & Gombe
Read our FAQs on #COVID19 Diagnosticshttps://t.co/mpzeLuSwx5 pic.twitter.com/T6GZHnYbnq
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 15, 2020
