BREAKING: Nigeria records 220 new COVID-19 cases, total now 2,388

20 confirmed coronavirus cases have been recorded in Nigeria, bringing the total number of infections in the country to

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known via its Twitter handle.

220 new cases of #COVID19;

62-Lagos
52-FCT
31-Kaduna
13-Sokoto
10-Kebbi
9-Yobe
6-Borno
5-Edo
5-Bauchi
4-Gombe
4-Enugu
4-Oyo
3-Zamfara
2-Nasarawa
2-Osun
2-Ebonyi
2-Kwara
2-Kano
2-Plateau

2388 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 385
Deaths: 85

220 new cases of #COVID19;

62-Lagos
52-FCT
31-Kaduna
13-Sokoto
10-Kebbi
9-Yobe
6-Borno
5-Edo
5-Bauchi
4-Gombe
4-Enugu
4-Oyo
3-Zamfara
2-Nasarawa
2-Osun
2-Ebonyi
2-Kwara
2-Kano
2-Plateau

2388 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 385
Deaths: 85 pic.twitter.com/06ZsNqpWU8

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 2, 2020

Meanwhile, the Borno State Government has announced the death of 11 Coronavirus patients.

Deputy governor of the state, Alhaji Usman Umar Kadafur, made this known in Maiduguri, the state capital, on Saturday.

Kadafur added that the total number of confirmed cases has increased from 53 to 69, among which are 16 health workers.

He said the situation had informed the need to expand and increase the number of isolation centres and facilities in Maiduguri and other parts of the state.

Details later…