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    Nigeria Records 238 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 2,170

    straightnewsng.comBy straightnewsng.comMay 2, 2020 --- 12:00 amNo Comments2 Mins Read
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    Nigeria has recorded 238 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 2,170.

    The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced this via its Twitter handle on Friday.

    It also said that 10 persons died of coronavirus-related complications in the country on Friday.

    It tweeted, “On the 1st of May 2020, 238 new confirmed cases and ten deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.

    “Till date, 2,170 cases have been confirmed, 351 cases have been discharged and 68 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

    “The 238 new cases are reported from twenty-two states- Kano (92), FCT (36), Lagos (30), Gombe (16), Bauchi (10), Delta (8), Oyo (6), Zamfara (5), Sokoto (5), Ondo (4), Nasarawa (4), Kwara (3), Edo (3), Ekiti (3), Borno (3), Yobe (3), Adamawa (2), Niger (1), Imo (1), Ebonyi (1), Rivers (1), Enugu (1).”

    Confirmed Cases by State
    States Affected
    No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed)
    No. of Cases (on admission)
    No. Discharged
    No. of Deaths
    Lagos 1,006 753 225 28
    Kano 311 308 0 3
    FCT 214 175 36 3
    Gombe 92 92 0 0
    Borno 69 63 0 6
    Ogun 56 47 8 1
    Bauchi 48 42 6 0
    Edo 47 34 10 3
    Sokoto 41 33 1 7
    Katsina 40 32 6 2
    Kaduna 35 28 6 1
    Osun 34 13 18 3
    Oyo 29 18 9 2
    Delta 17 11 4 2
    Akwa Ibom 16 4 10 2
    Kwara 14 12 2 0
    Rivers 14 10 2 2
    Ondo 13 10 3 0
    Ekiti 11 8 2 1
    Zamfara 9 8 0 1
    Taraba 8 8 0 0
    Jigawa 7 6 0 1
    Nasarawa 7 7 0 0
    Bayelsa 5 5 0 0
    Yobe 4 4 0 0
    Enugu 4 2 2 0
    Adamawa 4 4 0 0
    Niger 3 3 0 0
    Ebonyi 3 3 0 0
    Imo 2 2 0 0
    Abia 2 2 0 0
    Kebbi 2 2 0 0
    Anambra 1 0 1 0
    Plateau 1 1 0 0
    Benue 1 1 0 0

     

    Bauchi Borno Delta) Ebonyi Edo Ekiti Enugu FCT Gombe Imo Kano Kwara Lagos Nasarawa Niger Nigeria Centre for Disease Control- NCDC Ondo Oyo) Rivers Sokoto Yobe Zamfara
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