The number of coronavirus patients in Nigeria on Tuesday rose to 782 as 117 new cases were recorded.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, made this known on its Twitter handle.
The tweets read:
“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
“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.”
