COVID-19: Nigeria's Confirmed Cases Leaps To 8,733 As New State Recorded 2 Cases
"Till date, 8733 cases have been confirmed, 2501 cases have been discharged and 254 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory," NCDC reveals.
Joy Kalu 
COVID-19 cases in Nigeria increased further on Wednesday with 389 cases reported by the country, despite efforts by authorities to flatten the curve of the pandemic.
The new cases were confirmed by the specialist agency, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Twitter.
This takes the country’s total infections to 8,733 out of which 2,501 have been discharged with 254 losing their lives.
Data from the NCDC showed that the cases were spread across 22 states and with Lagos accounting for the highest number of infections for the day with 256 cases.
NCDC tweeted; "On the 27th of May 2020, 389 new confirmed cases and 5 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
One new state (Kogi) has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
"Till date, 8733 cases have been confirmed, 2501 cases have been discharged and 254 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory."
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The 389 new cases are reported from 22 states- Lagos (256), Katsina (23), Edo (22), Rivers (14), Kano(13), Adamawa (11), Akwa Ibom (11), Kaduna(7), Kwara (6), Nasarawa (6), Gombe (2), Plateau (2), Abia (2), Delta (2), Benue (2), Niger (2), Kogi (2), Oyo (2), Imo (1), Borno (1), Ogun (1), Anambra (1).
As at now, 8733 persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Nigeria with 2501 patients discharged and 254 deaths recorded.
