As at 31st of May 2020, the total confirmed cases of COVID 19 recorded in the country rose to 10, 162 with 307 confirmed new cases, with 14 deaths.
According to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, 10162 cases have been confirmed, 3007 cases have been discharged and 287 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory having carried out 60,825 tests.
Covid-19 Case Updates- May 30th 2020
Total Number of Cases – 10,162
Total Number Discharged – 3,007
Total Deaths – 287
Total Tests Carried out – 60,825
The 307 new cases were reported from 15 states – Lagos (188), FCT (44), Ogun (19), Kaduna (14), Oyo (12), Bayelsa (9), Gombe (5), Kano (3), Delta (3), Imo (2), Rivers (2), Niger (2), Bauchi (2), Plateau (1), Kwara (1).
The latest numbers bring Lagos state total confirmed cases to 4943, followed by Kano (954), Abuja at 660, Katsina (364), Oyo (292), Edo (284), Ogun (278), Borno (271), Jigawa (270), Kaduna (258), Bauchi (238), Rivers (206), Gombe (161), Sokoto (116), Plateau (105).
Kwara State has recorded 88 cases, Delta (83), Zamfara (76), Nasarawa (62), Yobe (52), Akwa Ibom and Osun (45), Ebonyi (40), Adamawa (38), Imo (36), Kebbi (33), Niger (32), Ondo (25), Bayelsa (21), Ekiti (20), Taraba and Enugu (18), Anambra (11), Abia (10), Benue (7), while Kogi state has recorded 2 cases.
Lock Down and Curfew
In a move to combat the spread of the pandemic disease, President Muhammadu Buhari directed the cessation of all movements in Lagos and the FCT for an initial period of 14 days, which took effect from 11 pm on Monday, 30th March 2020.
The movement restriction, which was extended by another two-weeks period, has been partially put on hold with some businesses commencing operations from May 4. On April 27th, 2020, President Muhammadu Buhari declared an overnight curfew from 8 pm to 6 am across the country, as part of new measures to contain the spread of the COVID-19. This comes along with the phased and gradual easing of lockdown measures in FCT, Lagos, and Ogun States, which took effect from Saturday, 2nd May 2020, at 9 am.