By Ralph Chris-Izokpu
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday night announced 238 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 2170.
The NCDC also announced that, 32 recoveries and ten deaths were recorded in Nigeria all through Friday.
According to NCDC in its Twitter handle, “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. As at 11 30 PM 1st of May -2170 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria with 351 Discharged and 68 Deaths.
As of May 1st 2020, 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Nigeria have recorded at least one confirmed case of #COVID19.
The NCDC, tweets,”On the 1st of May 2020, 238 new confirmed cases and ten deaths were recorded in Nigeria, with no new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours”
“Till date, 2170 cases have been confirmed, 351 cases have been discharged and 68 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and Federal Capital Territory.
” 238 new cases are reported from 22 states of 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. As at 11 30 PM 1st of May -2170 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria with 351 Discharged and 68 Deaths.
“For a breakdown of confirmed cases by States, as at 11: 30mp May; Lagos State currently, had 1006, FCT-214, Kano-311, Ogun-56 Osun-34, Gombe-92 Katsina-40, Borno-63, Edo-43, Oyo-29, Kwara-14, Akwa Ibom-16, Bauchi-48, Kaduna-30, Ekiti-11, Ondo-13, Delta-17, Rivers-14, Jigawa-7, Enugu-4, Niger-3, Abia-2, Zamfara-9, Sokoto-41, Benue-1, Anambra-1, Adamawa-4, Plateau-1, Imo-2, Taraba 8, Bayelsa 5, Ebonyi 3, Kebbi 2, Nasarawa-7, Yobe 4”
