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.

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.