Nigeria records 340 new cases of COVID-19, total now 51,304

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday night disclosed that Nigeria recorded 340 new cases of Coronavirus around the country.
According to a tweet from the 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, while other states recorded as follows:
Lagos-33, Delta-25, Gombe-21, Adamawa-21, Edo-20, Katsina-17, Akwa Ibom-11, Ekiti-10, Rivers-9, Ondo-5, Ebonyi-4, Cross River-3, Ogun-3, Sokoto-2, Imo-2 and Nasarawa-2.
The latest figures bring the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 51,304 with 37,885 patients discharged and 996 deaths recorded.