Breaking! Coronavirus cases in Nigeria rise to 782 as 117 more discovered

Nigeria on Tuesday, announced a whooping increase in new cases of the novel Coronavirus infections, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

In a tweet, the NCDC said 59 cases were recorded in Lagos and 14 in Kano. The country’s total infections have now risen to 782 as 117 new cases were recorded. The highest recorded in a day.

While deaths have risen to 25, at least 197 cases have recovered from the disease.

Taking to their official Twitter handle, the NCDC writes: “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, the breakdown of cases by states is as follows:

“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.”

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 pic.twitter.com/i6UaoqWHiu

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 21, 2020

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 (@NCDCgov) April 21, 2020