The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced during her daily update about the novel coronavirus on Wednesday night that Kogi State has now joined the list of states with confirmed COVID-19 infections, as two fresh cases were recorded in the state.
COVID-19 has therefore spread to 35 states in Nigeria, including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The center noted that 389 new cases of coronavirus was recorded in the country, which brings the total number of confirmed infections to 8,733 with 254 deaths recorded.
“On the 27th of May 2020, 389 new confirmed cases and five deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
“One new state (Kogi) has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
“Till date, 8733 cases have been confirmed, 2501 cases have been discharged and 254 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 389 new cases are reported from 22 states- Lagos (256), Katsina (23), Edo (22), Rivers (14), Kano(13), Adamawa (11), Akwa Ibom (11), Kaduna(7), Kwara (6), Nasarawa (6), Gombe (2), Plateau (2), Abia (2), Delta (2), Benue (2), Niger (2), Kogi (2), Oyo (2), Imo (1), Borno (1), Ogun (1), Anambra (1),” NCDC revealed on its official website.
