Nigeria crossed the 2,000 mark on Friday as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 238 new cases in the country.
The agency announced the new cases via its Twitter handle on Friday, with 92 cases recorded in Kano.
The number of discharged patients also increased from 319 to 351, while ten fatalities were recorded, bringing the total number of fatalities to 68.
A total of 2,170 cases have now been confirmed in 34 states and the federal capital territory.
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