NCDC Reports 265 New Cases Of COVID-19

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC on Saturday, May 23, 2020, confirmed two hundred and sixty-five new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria.

This new update brings the overall confirmed cases of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria to 7526, Naija News affirms.

265 new cases of #COVID19;

133-Lagos
34-Oyo
28-Edo
23-Ogun
22-FCT
6-Plateau
5-Kaduna
3-Borno
3-Niger
2-Kwara
2-Bauchi
2-Anambra
2-Enugu

7526 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 2174
Deaths: 221 pic.twitter.com/92btuBX9tv

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 23, 2020

Meanwhile, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has asked for Nigerians understanding as the country experience an extended lockdown due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.