The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 170 new cases of COVID-19.<\/p>\n
The agency made the announcement via its Twitter handle at 12:01am on Monday.<\/p>\n
A total of 2,558 COVID-19 cases have now been confirmed in 34 states and the federal capital territory (FCT).<\/p>\n
The number of discharged persons increased from 385 to 400, while the fatalities recorded rose from 85 to 87.<\/p>\n
Below is a breakdown of the cases recorded on May 3, 2020:<\/p>\n
39-Lagos
\n29-Kano
\n24-Ogun
\n18-Bauchi
\n15-Kaduna
\n12-FCT
\n12-Sokoto
\n8-Katsina
\n7-Borno
\n3-Nasarawa
\n2-Adamawa
\n1-Oyo<\/p>\n
The announcement is coming a few hours before the relaxation of the lockdown declared in Lagos, Ogun and the federal capital territory.<\/p>\n
The five-week lockdown will be lifted at 9am on Monday, and a nationwide curfew will take immediate effect from 8pm till 6am.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Ogun has extended its lockdown till May 9 to make up for the one-week grace granted by President Muhammadu Buhari to the state at the beginning of the first phase of the lockdown declared on March 30, 2020.<\/p>\n
Nigeria experienced a sharp spike in the number of cases in April, as the country moved from 174 cases on April 1 to 2,170 on May 1.<\/p>\n
According to the NCDC situation report for May 2, 2020, a total of 17,566 samples have been tested.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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