By Ishaya Ibrahim, News Editor
There is still no respite for Nigeria as confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country increased to 7,526 after 265 new cases were reported on Saturday.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on its website.
Data from the centre showed that an additional 167 patients recovered from the virus and no death was recorded.
NCDC said, “On the 23rd of May 2020, 265 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria.
“No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
“Till date, 7,526 cases have been confirmed, 2,174 cases have been discharged and 221 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 265 new cases are reported from 13 states- Lagos(133), Oyo(34), Edo(28), Ogun(23), FCT(22), Plateau(6), Kaduna (5), Borno(3), Niger(3), Kwara(2), Bauchi(2), Anambra(2), Enugu(2).”
Nigeria currently has 5,129 active COVID-19 cases.