covid'19: Nigeria has recorded 216 new coronavirus cases

Nigeria has recorded 216 new coronavirus cases in 15 states across the country on Monday, May 18, 2020.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced late on Monday that Lagos, the epicentre of the outbreak in Nigeria, recorded 74 new cases.

Nigeria has now recorded a total of 6,175 coronavirus cases in 34 states and the FCT.

Monday's update also revealed that nine people died from coronavirus-related complications, raising the total tally to 191.

50 patients were also released across the country on Monday after recovering from the coronavirus disease.

A total of 1,644 people have now been released after recovery, since the country recorded its index case in February.

216 new cases of #COVID19;

74-Lagos
33-Katsina
19-Oyo
17-Kano
13-Edo
10-Zamfara
8-Ogun
8-Gombe
8-Borno
7-Bauchi
7-Kwara
4-FCT
3-Kaduna
3-Enugu
2-Rivers

6175 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1644
Deaths: 191 pic.twitter.com/FbcGTJ06iE

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 18, 2020