Nigeria is sub-Saharan Africa’s hardest-hit country in terms of coronavirus cases with more than 6,600 cases and has the fourth-highest death in Africa.
Top countries with coronavirus deaths in Africa
- Egypt – 680
- Algeria – 568
- South Africa – 339
- Nigeria – 200
- Morroco -194
Since the first cases were detected in Nigeria in February, the country has carried out over 35,000 tests on coronavirus with 6677 confirmed cases.
As of the 20th of May 2020, 284 new confirmed cases and 8 deaths were recorded in the country.
199-Lagos
26-Rivers
19-Oyo
8-FCT
8-Borno
7-Plateau
6-Jigawa
5-Kano
2-Abia
1-Ekiti
1-Delta
1-Kwara
1-Taraba
So far 1,840 has been recovered from the virus.