Breaking: 38 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Nigeria, a total of 23 additional cases in Kano

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 38 new COVID-19 cases.

This was announced on the NCDC’s Twitter handle early Tuesday, 23 were recorded in Kano, five in Gombe, three in Kaduna, two in Borno, two in Abia, and one each in the federal capital territory, Sokoto and Ekiti.

Lagos, which currently has the highest number of COVID-19 cases, recorded no case for Monday.

Thirty-eight new cases of #COVID19 have been reported;

23 in Kano
5 in Gombe
3 in Kaduna
2 in Borno
2 in Abia
1 in FCT
1 in Sokoto
1 in Ekiti

As at 11:10 pm 20th April there are 665 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.

Discharged: 188
Deaths: 22 pic.twitter.com/k354y8KS0W

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 20, 2020

As at 11:10 pm on Monday, breakdown of cases by states are:

• Lagos-376
• FCT-89
• Kano-59
• Osun-20
• Oyo-16
• Edo-15
• Ogun-12
• Kwara-9
• Katsina-12
• Bauchi-7
• Kaduna-9
• Akwa Ibom-9
• Delta-4
• Ekiti-4
• Ondo-3
• Enugu-2
• Rivers-2
• Niger-2
• Benue-1
• Anambra-1
• Borno-3
• Jigawa-2
• Abia-2
• Gombe-5
• Sokoto-1

The cases were recorded in five states, bringing Nigeria’s total to 665.