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216 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in Nigeria on Monday, May 18.

In response to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, 74 of the brand new cases confirmed in Lagos, 33 in Kano, 19 in Oyo, 17 in Kano, 13 in Edo.

10 in Zamfara, 8 each in Ogun and Gombe, 7 each in Bauchi and Kwara, 4 within the FCT, 3 every in Kaduna and Enugu and 2 in Rivers.

The overall number of cases now stands at 6175. The number of discharged patients stands at 1644 whereas number of confirmed deaths is 194.

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In the meantime, Vice President of South Sudan, Riek Machar and his spouse Angelina Teny who serves as defence minister tested positive for Coronavirus.