BREAKING: NCDC Confirms 238 Fresh COVID-19 Cases, Total Infections Now 2,170

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced 238 new cases of COVID19 in the country.

The health agency announced this on Friday at exactly 11.00 pm on its tweeter handle.

It said the total COVID-19 infections now stands at 2170.

Solacebase reports that Nigeria on Friday recorded the highest daily infection rate of COVID-19 with 238 fresh cases.

The affected states with new confirmed cases are as follow:

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

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 pic.twitter.com/0sWoV3sATV

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 1, 2020

Solacebase reports that 351 patients have been discharged and 60 deaths.