On Friday night Nigeria recorded 340 new cases of COVID-19 in the country.
According to a tweet from the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), Kaduna State recorded the highest number of cases, with 63 cases, followed by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with 51 cases.
Plateau State followed with 38 cases.
Other states recorded as follows:
Lagos-33Â Delta-25Â Gombe-21Â Adamawa-21Â Edo-20Â Katsina-17Â Akwa Ibom-11Â Ekiti-10Â Rivers-9Â Ondo-5Â Ebonyi-4Â Cross River-3Â Ogun-3Â Sokoto-2Â Imo-2Â Nasarawa-2
As it stands, the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria is now 51,304 with 37,885 patients discharged and 996Â deaths recorded.

