Lagos records 57 new COVID-19 cases as total nears 2000

Lagos State has recorded 57 more coronavirus infections, bringing the total cases in the state to 1,990.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control stated this on Tuesday night on its website.

It said 1,455 active cases were in Lagos while 502 patients have been discharged and 33 deaths have been recorded.

It added that a total of 4,787 cases have been confirmed in the country including 959 recoveries and 158 fatalities.

The NCDC said, “On the 12th of May 2020, 146 new confirmed cases and 6 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

“No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.

“Till date, 4787 cases have been confirmed, 959 cases have been discharged and 158 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory

“The 146 new cases are reported from 20 states- Lagos (57), Kano (27), Kwara (10), Edo (9), Bauchi (8), Yobe (7), Kebbi (4), Oyo (4), Katsina (3), Niger (3), Plateau (2), Borno (2), Benue (2), Sokoto (2), Gombe (1), Enugu (1), Ebonyi (1), Ogun (1), FCT (1), Rivers (1).”

Lagos entered a new phase of gradual easing of lockdown on May 4, as ordered by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), after a five-week total lockdown.

But dissatisfied with the compliance level of Lagosians to guidelines including observance of social distancing, usage of face masks in public places, amongst others, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu recently announced that his government might introduce another total lockdown should the trend continued.

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