The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC ) on 22nd May confirmed a total of 245 new cases of coronavirus across Nigerian states.
 
In Lagos 131 new cases of the novel virus was recorded, in Jigawa, 16. Other states include Ogun, 13, 12 in Borno, 9 in Kaduna, 9 in Oyo, 9 in Rivers, 9 in Ebonyi, 8 in Kano, 7 in Kawara, 5 in Katsina, 3 in Akwa Ibom, 3 in Sokoto, 2 in Bauchi, 2 in Yobe, 1 in Anambra, 1 in Gombe, 1 in Niger, 1 in Ondo, 1 in Plateau, 1 in FCT and 1 in Bayelsa.


The breakdown of total recorded cases in each states can be seen.


The total number of confirmed coronavirus faces increases to 7261, 2007 discharged and 221 deaths