Kano State has surpassed Lagos State for the first time with 80 new cases against Lagos 45 cases, the tally released by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, showed.
Rivers also recorded 6 new cases, bringing the total of active cases to 9, 2 discharges and 2 deaths.
New entrant Bayelsa also recorded 4 new cases bringing the state’s active cases to 5.
Analysts worry that Kano and other northern states might become the epicentre of the disease following lack of compliance to social distancing and other guidelines in the region.
80-Kano
45-Lagos
12-Gombe
9-Bauchi
9-Sokoto
7-Borno
7-Edo
6-Rivers
6-Ogun
4-FCT
4-Akwa Ibom
4-Bayelsa
3-Kaduna
2-Oyo
2-Delta
2-Nasarawa
1-Ondo
1-Kebbi
