Additional covid-19 deaths have been recorded, taking the tally from 51 to 68.
Deaths relating to coronavirus in Nigeria have increased to 68.
Nigeria has also reportedly recorded 238 new cases, bringing its total confirmed cases to 2,170.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known in a tweet.
NCDC tweeted that 351 persons have been discharged after taking treatment for the virus.
*Below is the breakdown of the new cases*
92-Kano
36-FCT
30-Lagos
16-Gombe
10-Bauchi
8-Delta
6-Oyo
5-Zamfara
5-Sokoto
4-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
238 new cases of #COVID19;
92-Kano
36-FCT
30-Lagos
16-Gombe
10-Bauchi
8-Delta
6-Oyo
5-Zamfara
5-Sokoto
4-Ondo
4-Nasarawa
3-Kwara
3-Edo
3-Ekiti
3-Borno
3-Yobe
2-Adamawa
1-Niger
1-Imo
1-Ebonyi
1-Rivers
1-Enugu2170 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 351
Deaths: 68 pic.twitter.com/0sWoV3sATV— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 1, 2020