BREAKING: Nigeria’s COVID-19 deaths rise to 85

By Alao Abiodun

Coronavirus deaths in Nigeria have risen to 85.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on Saturday via its Twitter handle.

220 new cases of #COVID19;

62-Lagos
52-FCT
31-Kaduna
13-Sokoto
10-Kebbi
9-Yobe
6-Borno
5-Edo
5-Bauchi
4-Gombe
4-Enugu
4-Oyo
3-Zamfara
2-Nasarawa
2-Osun
2-Ebonyi
2-Kwara
2-Kano
2-Plateau

2388 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 385
Deaths: 85 pic.twitter.com/06ZsNqpWU8

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 2, 2020

Nigeria on Saturday night, recorded 220 new cases of COVID-19 with the total number of discharged patients as 385.

Meanwhile, the Federal Government has explained that the spike in the cases of coronavirus across the nation is attributable to the strong, ongoing community transmission.