By Rachael Abujah
Nigeria on Monday recorded 229 new cases of the COVID-19, bringing the total active cases to 5,524.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on its official twitter handle, said that as of May 25, 2020, seven deaths were recorded in the country.
The health agency said no new state reported a case in the last 24 hours.
According to NCDC, to date, 8, 068 cases have been confirmed, 2311 cases have been discharged and 233 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
The NCDC stated that the 229 new cases were reported in 15 states- Lagos(90), Katsina(27), Imo(26), Kano(23), FCT(14), Plateau(12), Ogun(9), Delta(7), Borno(5), Rivers(5), Oyo(4), Gombe(3), Osun(2), Anambra(1), Bayelsa(1).
The health agency noted that sometimes, COVID-19 test results may take longer than expected.
It added that while the agency continues to work hard to reduce the time between sample collection and result notification, it called on Nigerians to remain…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
