Nigeria has confirmed 238 new cases of coronavirus, raising the country\u2019s total to 2,170.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The figures released late Friday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), showed Kano leading the table for the second straight day ahead of Abuja and Lagos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While Kano reported 92 new cases, Abuja followed with 36 while Lagos fell to the third spot for the first time with 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In all, Lagos remains the epicentre of the infection with 1,006 cases, followed by Kano with 311 and Abuja with 214. Gombe and Borno took fourth and fifth positions of the total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since the start of the pandemic, 351 patients have been treated and discharged across the country. Sixty-eight people have so far been officially confirmed to have died of the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c238 new cases of #COVID19; 92-Kano 36-FCT 30-Lagos 16-Gombe 10-Bauchi 8-Delta 6-Oyo 5-Zamfara 5-Sokoto4-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,\u201d the NCDC wrote on its Twitter handle late Friday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BREAKDOWN<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A breakdown of all the 2170 cases shows that Lagos State has so far reported 1,006 cases, followed by Kano \u2013 311, FCT \u2013 214, Borno \u2013 69, Gombe \u2013 92, Bauchi \u2013 48, Delta \u2013 17, Oyo \u2013 29, Zamfara \u2013 9, Sokoto \u2013 41, Ondo \u2013 13, Nasarawa \u2013 7, Kwara \u2013 14, Edo \u2013 47, Ekiti-11, Borno-69, Yobe-4, Adamawa \u2013 4, Niger \u2013 3, Imo-2, Ebonyi \u2013 3, Enugu \u2013 4, Rivers \u2013 14, Ogun \u2013 56, Osun \u2013 34, Katsina \u2013 40, Kaduna \u2013 35, Akwa Ibom \u2013 16, Taraba \u2013 8, Jigawa \u2013 7, Kebbi\u20132, Bayelsa \u2013 5, Abia \u2013 2, and Benue, Anambra, Plateau, have one case each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n