36 COVID-19 cases confirmed in Abuja as toll hits 2170

The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, on Friday confirmed thirty-six new cases of Coronavirus.

The confirmation was made by FCTA in a tweet via its Twitter handle.

This brings the total number of confirmed cases in Abuja to 175.

The tweet reads: THIRTY-SIX (36) NEW CASES IN THE FCT.

“Summary of COVID-19 FCT as at 11:18pm, May 1st, 2020.

“Total number of confirmed cases: 214, Total number of active cases: 175

“Total discharged: 36; Deaths recorded: 3

“Residents are urged to continue to stay safe and stay at home.”

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, on Friday confirmed 238 new cases of COVID-19 in the country.

Nigeria, as at Friday night recorded 2,170 cases of COVID-19 with 68 deaths.

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