Nigeria recorded 117 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, according to Nigerian Centre for disease control (NCDC), raising the country’s total infections to 782.
In a tweet on its official handle, the NCDC said 59 cases were recorded in Lagos and 14 in Kano.
It read, “117 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported; 59 in Lagos, 29 in FCT, 14 in Kano, 6 in Borno, 4 in Katsina, 3 in Ogun, 1 in Rivers, 1 in Bauchi.
“While deaths have risen to 25, at least 197 cases have recovered from the disease.”
As at 11:25 pm 21st April, breakdown of cases by states:
Lagos-430, FCT-118, Kano-73, Osun-20, Ogun-20, Oyo-16, Katsina-16, Edo-15, Kwara-9, Kaduna-9, Akwa Ibom-9, Borno-9, Bauchi-8, Gombe-5, Delta-4, Ekiti-4, Ondo-3, Rivers-3, Jigawa-2, Enugu-2, Niger-2, Abia-2, Benue-1, Anambra-1, Sokoto-1.
