Adamawa state has recorded five new cases of the coronavirus disease.

The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control in its daily update of the 19th of May reported that the state now has 23 confirmed cases of the coronavirus.

The report also confirmed that a total of 226 new cases were confirmed with 1 death 16 states.

Till date, 6401 cases have been confirmed, 1734 cases have been discharged and 192 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

The 226 new cases are reported from 16 states- Lagos (131), Ogun (25), Plateau (15), Edo (11), Kaduna (7), Oyo (6), FCT (5), Adamawa (5), Jigawa (4), Ebonyi (4), Borno (4), Nasarawa (3), Bauchi (2), Gombe (2), Enugu (1), Bayelsa (1)