By Kazeem Qudus, IBADAN
The spread of deadly coronavirus (Covid-19) is apparently spiralling out of control in Nigeria as 117 new cases are recorded in 24 hours.
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, announced Tuesday night that FCT, Lagos, Kano, Borno, Katsina, Ogun, Rivers and Bauchi recorded new cases, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 782.
“117 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported;
59 in Lagos29 in FCT14 in Kano6 in Borno4 in Katsina3 in Ogun1 in Rivers1 in Bauchi
“As at 11:25 pm 21st April there are 782 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.
Discharged: 197Deaths: 25
“As at 11:25 pm 21st April, breakdown of cases by states,” @NCDCgov tweeted.
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
