Nigeria has recorded new COVID-19 cases with the NCDC announcing 117 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria.
Newsone Nigeria reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 117 new COVID-19 cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Tuesday evening, April 21.
This burgeoning online news platform understands that the NCDC noted that of the eighty-six coronavirus cases recorded on Tuesday evening, 59 were detected in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial city, 29 in FCT 14 in Kano 6 in Borno 4 in Katsina 3 in Ogun 1 in Rivers 1 in Bauchi, northern Nigeria.
The NCDC 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.
“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,” the tweet added.
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
Meanwhile, Newsone Nigeria reports that the development means that Nigeria’s total confirmed cases of coronavirus have risen to seven hundred and eighty-two (782) with one hundred and ninety-seven (197) people discharged and twenty-five (25 ) deaths recorded so far.
