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Nigeria Records 117 COVID-19 Cases, See Breakdown For Each State

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BREAKING: Nigeria Records 117 COVID-19 Cases, See Breakdown For Each State

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.

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.

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