Eighty-seven new cases of coronavirus virus were on Saturday recorded in nine states in Nigeria.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said the new cases has brought to 1182 the total number of infected persons in the country.
According to the centre on its verified Twitter handle, ”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
NCDC added, ”One case who was confirmed in Lagos State, traveled to Ondo State for treatment.
”Therefore, the number of cases in Lagos is 689 and the number of cases in Ondo is 4.”