Daily Covid-19 infections drop to 229

A total 229 people confirmed positive for coronavirus on Monday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said.

It is a sharp fall from the 313 recorded on Sunday, but brings the country’s cumulative total number of infections to 8,068.

Ninety of the new cases were recorded in Lagos.

A breakdown show:

• 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

Some 2,311 patients have been discharged from treatment centres as yet.

But 233 have died.

229 new cases of #COVID19;

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

8068 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 2311
Deaths: 233 pic.twitter.com/7gTwYOOegz

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 25, 2020