Latest data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) as at May 2, 2020, reveals that deaths from the coronavirus in the country have jumped to 85.
The data also revealed that total confirmed cases now stood at 2,388.
Meanwhile, data released on Saturday night by the NCDC indicated that Nigeria has recorded 220 new cases of COVID-19.
According to the NCDC, 62 of the new cases were recorded in Lagos, 52 in FCT, 31 in Kaduna, 13 in Sokoto, 10 in Kebbi, 9 in Yobe, 6 in Borno, 5 in Edo.
Other are 5 in Bauchi, 4 each in Gombe, Oyo and Enugu, 3 in Zamfara, 2 each in Nasarawa, Osun, Ebonyi, Kwara, Kano as well as Plateau
The total number of discharged patients stood at 385. The details below:
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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
Over 3.4 million cases have been reported globally, while there have been more than 1 million recoveries.