Segun Akanni, Toronto, Canada 
Nigeria on Tuesday night recorded 148 new cases of coronavirus.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced new cases via its twitter page, bringing the country’s total infections to 2950.
According to a tweet from the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, (NCDC), Lagos State recorded 43 cases, Kano State had 32 cases, Zamfara recorded 14 cases, FCT Abuja had ten cases, Kastina state recorded nine cases, Taraba State had Seven cases, Borno and Ogun State recorded six cases each, Oyo had five cases, Edo and Kaduna and bauchi recorded Three cases each, Adamawa and Gombe State recorded two cases each while plateau, sokoto and Kebbi state record single case each.
As it stands, 481 patients have been discharged, and 98 deaths recorded.
148 new cases of #COVID19;
43-Lagos
32-Kano
14-Zamfara
10-FCT
9-Katsina
7-Taraba
6-Borno
6-Ogun
5-Oyo
3-Edo
3-Kaduna
3-Bauchi
2-Adamawa
2-Gombe
1-Plateau
1-Sokoto
1-Kebbi2950 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 481
Deaths: 98 pic.twitter.com/0WhwE3fe4V— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 5, 2020
