This burgeoning online news platform understands that the NCDC noted that of the 561 COVID-19 cases recorded on Tuesday evening, 200 were detected in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial city, Edo-119 Kaduna-52 FCT-52 Niger-32 Ogun-19 Ondo-16 Imo-14 Plateau-11 Abia-8 Oyo-8 Bayelsa-7 Katsina-6 Kano-5 Bauchi-3 Osun-3 Kebbi-3 Borno-2 Jigawa-1, northern Nigeria.
The NCDC tweeted: “561 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-200 Edo-119 Kaduna-52 FCT-52 Niger-32 Ogun-19 Ondo-16 Imo-14 Plateau-11 Abia-8 Oyo-8 Bayelsa-7 Katsina-6 Kano-5 Bauchi-3 Osun-3 Kebbi-3 Borno-2 Jigawa-1 25,694 confirmed 9,746 discharged 590 deaths,” the tweet added.
Meanwhile, NewsOne Nigeria reports that the development means that Nigeria’s total confirmed cases of coronavirus have risen to twenty-five thousand, six hundred and ninety-four (25,694) with nine thousand, seven hundred and forty-six (9,746) people discharged and five hundred and ninety (590) deaths recorded so far.