The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 87 new confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country.
This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country to 1182, Tribune Online reports.
The NCDC made this known via its Twitter handle on Saturday. it also said that 33 of the new infections were recorded in Lagos.
“87 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported; 33 in Lagos, 18 in Borno, 12 in Osun, 9 in Katsina, 4 in Kano, 4 in Ekiti, 3 in Edo, 3 in Bauchi, 1 in Imo.
“As at 11:55 pm 25th April, there are 1182 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 222 have been discharged with 35 deaths.”
Breakdown of cases by states; Lagos-689, FCT-138, Kano-77, Ogun-35, Osun-32, Gombe-30, Katsina-30, Borno-30, Edo-22, Oyo-18, Kwara-11, Akwa Ibom-11, Bauchi-11, Kaduna-10, Ekiti-8, Ondo-4, Delta-6, Rivers-3, Jigawa-2, Enugu-2, Niger-2, Abia-2, Zamfara-2, Sokoto-2, Benue-1, Anambra-1, Adamawa-1, Plateau-1, Imo-1.
87 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported;
33 in Lagos
18 in Borno
12 in Osun
9 in Katsina
4 in Kano
4 in Ekiti
3 in Edo
3 in Bauchi
1 in Imo
As at 11:55 pm 25th April there are 1182 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.
Discharged: 222
Deaths: 35 pic.twitter.com/La5xzZZe2z
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 25, 2020
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