A total of 195 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been confirmed in Nigeria, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed late Wednesday.

In a post on its Twitter handle, the centre said 82 of the cases were recorded in Lagos State, 30 in Kano State, 19 in Zamfara State, 18 in Sokoto State, 10 in Borno State, nine in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and eight in Oyo State.

Five cases each were reported in Kebbi and Gombe states, four in Ogun State, three in Katsina State and one in Kaduna and Adamawa states respectively.

Five new deaths were also reported.