COVID-19: Nigeria Records 170 New Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 170 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria.

See below the details of the new cases from different states as reported by the NCDC on Sunday night.

170 new cases of #COVID19;

39-Lagos
29-Kano
24-Ogun
18-Bauchi
15-Kaduna
12-FCT
12-Sokoto
8-Katsina
7-Borno
3-Nasarawa
2-Adamawa
1-Oyo

2558 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 400
Deaths: 87 pic.twitter.com/oy3zTQ1hAy

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 3, 2020

Meanwhile, in a report earlier, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has directed all civil servants in Lagos State not to report to work on Monday, May 4, 2020.

According to governor Sanwo-Olu, the delay in the resumption date for civil servants was a deliberate attempt to prevent overcrowding in the state.