The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday night announced that there are 117 new cases of coronavirus in Nigeria with Rivers state recording one new case as the total number increased to 782.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known via its Twitter handle – @NCDCgov.
The centre also said that coronavirus-related deaths have increased to 25 in Nigeria.
It said;
“117 new cases of Covid19 have been reported: 59 in Lagos, 29 in FCT, 14 in Kano, six in Borno, four in Katsina, three in Ogun, one in Rivers, and one in Bauchi.
Adding that;
“As of 11:25 pm on the 21st April, there are 782 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 197. Deaths: 25.”
According to the NCDC, five cases were transferred to Ogun from Lagos.
Therefore, Lagos has reported 430 confirmed cases while Ogun has reported 20 confirmed cases.
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
The data from the NCDC showed that the virus has spread to 24 states, and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja as of Tuesday.
The Breakdown of cases by states:
Lagos – 430
FCT – 118
Kano – 73
Osun – 20
Ogun – 20
Oyo -16
Katsina -16
Edo -15
Kwara – 9
Kaduna – 8
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
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— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 21, 2020