Nigeria's coronavirus cases rise to 4641 with 242 new cases, 7 new deaths

Samson Toromade 23:55 - 11 May 2020

Test tubes used for coronavirus tests at the National Public Health Reference Laboratory in Gaduwa, Abuja [Twitter/@nighealthwatch]

Nigeria has recorded coronavirus cases in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

242 new coronavirus cases have been recorded across Nigeria on Monday, May 11, 2020.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced late on Monday that 88 new cases were recorded in Lagos, followed closely by 64 in Kano, and 49 in Katsina.

13 new cases were also recorded in Kaduna, followed by nine in Ogun, six in Gombe, four in Adamawa, and three in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

Ondo, Oyo, Rivers, Zamfara, Borno, and Bauchi all recorded one new case each, according to the NCDC.

Seven people also died from coronavirus-related complications on Monday, as the death toll rose from 143 the previous day to 150 on Monday.

242 new cases of #COVID19;

88-Lagos
64-Kano
49-Katsina
13-Kaduna
9-Ogun
6-Gombe
4-Adamawa
3-FCT
1-Ondo
1-Oyo
1–Rivers
1-Zamfara
1-Borno
1-Bauchi

4641 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 902
Deaths: 150 pic.twitter.com/2eK1cRJeH0
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 11, 2020

124 patients who tested previously positive for the coronavirus disease were released on Monday after recovery.

This means a total of 902 people across the country have now recovered from the highly infectious disease since Nigeria's index case was announced on February 27.

Nigeria has recorded 4641 coronavirus cases in 34 states and the FCT.