May 12: Cases hit 4641, Bauchi lockdown, Madagascar donation

Case statistics at close of day May 11 stood at 4,641 with 242 new cases.

Bauchi state governor Bala Mohammed on Monday announced a 10-day lockdown on three areas that border Kano state in a bid to contain spike in COVID-19 cases.

Briefs of major daily developments and our COVID-19 blog on Nigeria has more information

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 5: 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 topples Ghana to become most impacted in West Africa

May 1: How Nigeria recorded about 1000 cases in a week

May 10: 4,121 cases, US repatriation underway

Nigeria case statistics stood at 4,151 with 239 new cases.

Meanwhile Lagos State governor has threatened that a new lockdown could be imposed if people continue to flout rules put in place.

May 7: 3,145 cases, Niger State patients protest

Nigeria’s case statistics as at close of day May 6 stood at 3,145 cases with 532 recoveries and 103 deaths.