The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 245 new confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country.

This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country to 7,261, Tribune Online reports.

The NCDC made this known via its Twitter handle on Friday. it also said that 131 of the new infections were recorded in Lagos.

“On the 22nd of May 2020, 245 new confirmed cases and 10 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.

“Till date, 7261 cases have been confirmed, 2007 cases have been discharged and 221 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 245 new cases are reported from 22 states; 131-Lagos, 16-Jigawa, 13-Ogun, 12-Borno, 9-Kaduna, 9-Oyo, 9-Rivers, 9-Ebonyi, 8-Kano, 7-Kwara, 5-Katsina, 3-Akwa Ibom, 3-Sokoto, 2-Bauchi, 2-Yobe, 1-Anambra, 1-Gombe, 1-Niger, 1-Ondo, 1-Plateau, 1-FCT, 1-Bayelsa.”

See the breakdown of cases by state below;

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected	No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed)	No. of Cases (on admission)	No. Discharged	No. of Deaths
Lagos	3,224	2,600	582	42
Kano	883	714	133	36
FCT	447	290	143	14
Katsina	308	243	51	14
Borno	247	111	111	25
Jigawa	241	159	78	4
Bauchi	230	69	156	5
Oyo	199	146	49	4
Ogun	196	93	97	6
Kaduna	179	90	84	5
Gombe	145	50	92	3
Edo	144	99	39	6
Sokoto	116	23	80	13
Rivers	89	59	23	7
Zamfara	76	8	63	5
Kwara	73	47	25	1
Plateau	71	52	18	1
Yobe	47	33	8	6
Osun	42	5	33	4
Nasarawa	38	18	18	2
Kebbi	32	11	17	4
Delta	31	13	12	6
Adamawa	27	12	13	2
Ondo	23	4	18	1
Niger	23	17	5	1
Ebonyi	22	20	2	0
Akwa Ibom	21	7	12	2
Ekiti	20	5	13	2
Taraba	18	8	10	0
Enugu	16	10	6	0
Bayelsa	8	2	6	0
Abia	7	6	1	0
Imo	7	0	7	0
Anambra	6	5	1	0
Benue	5	4	1	0