The Federal Republic of Nigeria has crossed the 5,000 mark on Thursday with 193 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in 14 states and the federal capital territory (FCT).
According figures announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) one minute before midnight on Thursday, 5,162 cases have now been recorded in 34 states and the FCT.
A total of 110 recoveries were recorded, increasing the figure from 1,070 to 1,180, while fatalities increased from 164 to 170.
The number of samples tested has also increased to 30,657 according to the situation report for May 13, but this is still a long way from the NCDC’s target of two million tests in the next three months.
Speaking at the presidential task force on COVID-19 briefing on Thursday, Chikwe Ihekweazu, the NCDC director-general, said with the rate of transmission, Nigerians have to learn to live with the virus.
