The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Sunday, recorded 338 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 5959. The NCDC also said that six new patients have been confirmed dead as a result of the virus in the country, bringing the total number of deaths to 182. According to the health agency, the 338 new cases were confirmed in 18 states. The 338 new cases were reported from: Lagos(177), Kano(64), FCT(21), Rivers(16), Plateau(14), Oyo(11), Katsina(9), Jigawa(4), Kaduna(4), Abia(3), Bauchi(3), Borno(3),Gombe(2), Akwa Ibom(2), Delta(2), Ondo(1), Kebbi(1), Sokoto(1).

338 new cases of #COVID19; 177-Lagos 64-Kano 21-FCT 16-Rivers 14-Plateau 11-Oyo 9-Katsina 4-Jigawa 4-Kaduna 3-Abia… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…—
NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 17, 2020