On Tuesday, May 12, Nigeria recorded 146 new cases of COVID-19, according to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC). The new cases were distributed across various states in the country. Specifically, 57 cases were recorded in Lagos, 27 in Kano, 10 in Kwara, 9 in Edo, 8 in Bauchi, 7 in Yobe, 4 in Kebbi, 4 in Oyo, 3 in Katsina, 3 in Niger, 2 in Plateau, 2 in Borno, 2 in Sokoto, 2 in Benue, 1 in Gombe, 1 in Enugu, 1 in Ebonyi, 1 in Ogun, 1 in the FCT, and 1 in Rivers state.
This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria to 4,787, with 959 patients discharged and 158 deaths recorded.
