The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday announced 117 new cases of coronavirus in the country.
The centre said the infections were reported in seven states and the Federal Capital Territory.
According to the tweets on its verified Twitter handle, @ncdcgov, the centre added that Nigeria has recorded 25 deaths so far and discharged 197 patients.
NCDC tweeted, ”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 Bauchi
”As at 11:25 pm 21st April there are 782 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.
Discharged: 197
Deaths: 25
”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