NLN24 COVID UPDATE FOR MAY 31ST, 2021

Nigeria has confirmed confirmed 203 new Covid-19 infections, bringing the total number of the cases to 166,518 with 158,781 Discharged and 2,099 Deaths.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC made the announcement via its Official Twitter page, @NCDCgov,  on Monday, May 31st, 2021.

It shows the breakdown of the new cases as follows; Benue-178, Lagos-10, Ondo-6,  FCT-4, Kaduna-4 and Plateau-1.

The NCDC noted that its report for May 31st, included a backlog of data from Benue and Nasarawa States recorded from February to May 2021.