Covid-19: Nigeria confirms 18 new cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed 18 new cases of Coronavirus also known as Covid-19.

The total number of the confirmed cases now stand at 165,199,  with 155,371 Discharged and 2,063 Deaths, since the outbreak of the virus in the country.

The NCDC made this known via its Official Twitter page, @NCDCgov on Monday, 3rd May, 2021.

It shows the new cases as recorded from 5 States across the country;

18 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-8
FCT-6
Edo-2
Rivers-1
Ogun-1

165,199 confirmed
155,371 discharged
2,063 deaths pic.twitter.com/pzCwr2UYek

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 3, 2021