Nigeria on Sunday, May 31, confirmed 307 new
COVID-19 cases in the country, taking the total of infections in the country to
10,162.
The new cases was announced by the Nigeria
Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on its twitter handle, with the data from the
NCDC showing that the cases were spread across 15 states with Lagos accounting
for the highest number of infections for the day with 188 cases, Abuja – 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 and Kwara – 1.
See tweet from the NCDC showing how the new
cases were recorded across 15 states:
The agency stated that there are 6, 868
active COVID-19 cases in the country as 3,007 people have recovered and have
been discharged, with 287 deaths recorded.
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19
has also disclosed that the next stage in the fight against the coronavirus
pandemic would be driven by state governments. The chairman of the task force,
Boss Mustapha, made the disclosure on Sunday evening, May 31, shortly after a
meeting with Buhari, The Nation reported.
Mustapha noted that the local government, the
traditional institutions, and religious leaders will play an important role in
checking the spread of the virus. Mustapha also revealed the next line of
action by the PTF would depend on the orders from Buhari after he must have
considered the recommendations put before him by the PTF.