June 1: 10,162 cases; Buhari holds weekly meeting with Task Force
Case load passed the 10,000 mark on May 31 with 307 new cases pushing Nigeria past the line only crossed till date by South Africa and Egypt.
Confirmed cases = 10,162
Number of deaths = 287
Recoveries = 3,007
Active cases = 6,868
Headlines of our May 2020 coverage
May 31: Record 553 new cases as Nigeria inches towards 10,000 mark
May 30: 9,302 cases, third most impacted in Africa
May 29: record low new cases, WHO trials, Trump’s ventilators
May 28: 8,788 cases, Kogi records case
May 27: 8,344 cases, chloroquine treatment to continue
May 26: 8000+ cases, Africa’s 4th most impacted
May 25: 7,839 cases, Buhari on global impact, food sufficiency
May 24: 7,526 cases, no death recorded in 24-hours
May 23: 7,261 cases, Buhari’s private Eid, chloroquine warning
May 22: 7,016 cases, Eid uproar, more evacuations expected
May 21: 6,677 cases, northern governors express concern
May 20: Cases hit 6,401; state govts tasked to do more
May 19: Cases top 6,000; lockdown lifting risky
May 18 : 5,959 cases, Buhari meets Task Force
May 17 : 5,621 cases, three Dubai returnees infected
May 16: 5,445 cases, govt on evacuees expenses
May 15: 5,162 cases, Canada evacuation hits snag
May 14: 4,971 cases, recoveries pass 1,000
May 13: 4,787 cases, Buhari names Abba Kyari’s replacement
May 12: Cases hit 4641, Bauchi lockdown, Madagascar donation
May 11: 4,399 cases, Wike demolishes hotel, Kaduna busts escapees
May 10: 4,121 cases, US repatriation underway
May 9: 3,912 cases, UK returnees, stretched bed spaces
May 8: 3,526 cases, more repatriation flights expected
May 7: 3,145 cases, Niger State patients protest
May 6: Ban on flights extended, repatriation starts, cases hit 3,000 mark
May 6: Almost 3,000 cases, Gombe patients protest ‘poor care’
May 5: Cases hit 2,802, Buhari waives medical import tax
May 4: Relaxation of lockdown starts, Kano deaths explained
May 3: Ganduje relaxes Buhari’s lockdown, 2,388 cases so far
May 2: Nigeria tops tallies in West Africa, 5th on continent
May 1: How Nigeria recorded about 1000 cases in a week
May 31: Record 553 new cases as Nigeria inches towards 10,000 mark
The NCDC recorded a record 553 cases on Saturday bringing the total case count to 9,855.
May 29: record low new cases, WHO trials, Trump’s ventilators
A record low new cases was recorded by the NCDC late Thursday as cases reached 8,915.
Total confirmed cases = 8,915 (new cases = 182)
Total recoveries = 2,592
Total deaths = 259
Active cases = 6,064
Figures valid as of close of day May 28, 2020
May 28: 8,788 cases, Kogi records case
Kogi State became the last but one state to record infections.
Total confirmed cases = 8,733 (new cases = 389)
Total recoveries = 2,501
Total deaths = 254
Active cases = 5,978
Figures valid as of close of day May 27, 2020
May 27: 8,344 cases, chloroquine treatment to continue
The director of Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Co
