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COVID-19: Nigeria records 117 new cases, total now 782

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced the nation recorded 117 new cases of COVID-19.

A breakdown of the new cases according to NCDC;

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 COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. 197 have been discharged with 25 deaths.

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

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