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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