The agency had said Lagos recorded the highest number of cases with 133 infected persons, while Oyo State followed with 34 new cases.
Recall that the NCDC had while confirming 245 cases of coronavirus on Friday noted that the number of deaths in the country had risen to 221.
However, on Saturday, May 23, 2020, Nigeria had maintained the same record of 221 coronavirus deaths.
The tweet reads, “265 new cases of #COVID-19;
“133-Lagos, 34-Oyo, 28-Edo, 23-Ogun, 22-FCT, 6-Plateau, 5-Kaduna, 3-Borno, 3-Niger, 2-Kwara, 2-Bauchi, 2-Anambra, 2-Enugu State.
“7526 cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria.
“Discharged: 2174. Deaths: 221.”