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BREAKING: Lagos records highest cases as coronavirus hits 782 in Nigeria [See details]
Nigeria has recorded new cases of coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
Onyxnews Nigeria reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced that the country has recorded 117 new cases of the deadly pandemic, bringing the total number of cases of the virus to 782 in the country.
This reliable online news platform understands that the NCDC made the announcement via the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Tuesday evening.
It tweeted: “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 As at 11:25 pm 21st April there are 782 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 197 Deaths: 25.”
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 BauchiAs at 11:25 pm 21st April there are 782 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.
Discharged: 197
Deaths: 25 pic.twitter.com/i6UaoqWHiu— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 21, 2020
The agency also explained that five cases previously reported in Lagos State have been transferred to Ogun State. Therefore, Lagos has reported 430 confirmed cases while Ogun has reported 20 confirmed cases.
NCDC also gave the breakdown of cases by states on Tuesday evening. The coronavirus cases by states are:
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
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