Nigeria records 238 new COVID-19 cases, total now 2,170

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