43 new cases of Covid-19 has been recorded in Nigeria on Friday, May 21, 2021, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has said.
A breakdown of the new cases across different states in the country is as follows; Lagos-32, Rivers-7, FCT-2, Akwa Ibom-1, and Kaduna-1.
The 43 new cases of Covid-19 now brings the total number of confirmed cases to 165,944. 2,067 deaths have been recorded while 156,462.
43 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-32
Rivers-7
FCT-2
Akwa Ibom-1
Kaduna-1165,944 confirmed
156,462 discharged
2,067 death pic.twitter.com/TKsUQk6qRe— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 21, 2021





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