Nigeria reported 238 new cases of COVID-19 as deaths increased to 68, said Friday in a tweet the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC).
The new cases bringing the total number of infections in the country to 2,170.
“238 new cases of #COVID19; 92-Kano 36-FCT 30-Lagos 16-Gombe 10-Bauchi 8-Delta 6-Oyo 5-Zamfara 5-Sokoto 4-Ondo 4-Nasarawa 3-Kwara 3-Edo 3-Ekiti 3-Borno 3-Yobe 2-Adamawa 1-Niger 1-Imo 1-Ebonyi 1-Rivers 1-Enugu
2170 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria Discharged: 351 Deaths: 68″
Breakdown of cases by state as at May 1, 2020 pic.twitter.com/l3NSukEBXV
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 1, 2020
Kano reported the highest number of cases in the country for the second consecutive day, with 92 infections. The FCT recorded 36 incidents, and 30 reported from Lagos.
The number of infections has increased because of the expanded testing ability across the world, the NCDC has said.
