Again, Kano State on Friday recorded the highest number of new coronavirus cases in Nigeria as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 238 cases.
It accounted for 92 out of the 238 cases. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) recorded the second highest number with 36 cases while Lagos recorded 30 cases.
The new cases spanned across 21 states and the FCT.
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With the latest cases reported on Friday, Nigeria’s Coronavirus cases rose to 2,170. The number of deaths also rose to 68 while the discharges stood at 351.
The numbers according to the NCDC are as follows:
“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 and 1-Enugu.
“2170 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 351
Deaths: 68.”
