Another 387 people catch coronavirus across Nigeria

Nigeria has recorded 387 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 9,302.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known Friday night on its verified Twitter handle.

The agency put the number of people who have been discharged after testing negative to the virus at 2,697, it said that the number of fatalities has risen to 261 after recording two new deaths.

387 new cases of #COVID19;

Lagos-254
FCT-29
Jigawa-24
Edo-22
Oyo-15
Rivers-14
Kaduna-11
Borno-6
Kano-3
Plateau-2
Yobe-2
Gombe-2
Bauchi-2
Ondo-1

9302 cases of #COVID19Nigeria
Discharged: 2697
Deaths: 261 pic.twitter.com/Pmmurht8H8

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 29, 2020

Lagos again recorded the highest number of infections with 254 cases while the FCT notched 29, Jigawa 24, Edo 22, Oyo 15, Rivers 14 and Kaduna 11. Borno accounts for six, Kano three, while Plateau, Yobe, Gombe and Bauchi have two each with Ondo recording a single case.