Nigeria’s coronavirus cases climbed to 782 on Tuesday with a single-day record of 117 new cases recorded by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC.
Lagos has the highest number of recorded cases- 59 – after no cases were reported in the state on Monday. 70 cases of COVID-19 were announced in the state the day before.
Nigeria’s capital city Abuja has 29 new cases, while the spread of COVID-19 intensifies in Kano, with the state recording 14 new cases.
Six new cases were recorded in Borno, four in Katsina, three in Ogun and one each in Rivers and Bauchi states.
NCDC also disclosed that five cases earlier recorded in Lagos State have been transferred to Ogun State.
“Lagos has reported 430 recorded cases while Ogun has registered 20 confirmed cases,” NCDC said.
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
