CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: NIGERIA RECORDS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF DEATHS IN 24 HOURS SINCE THE OUTBREAK AS 10 PERSONS DIE ON MAY 1ST

• 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, 2170 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

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