COVID-19: 117 New Cases Recorded As Toll Hits 782

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has updated its COVID-19 database tonight as 117 new cases reported making a total of 782 in the country.

This report was revealed in a tweet by the organization which says;

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 pic.twitter.com/i6UaoqWHiu

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 21, 2020

Lagos again reported the highest cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours with 59 new cases which make Lagos toll hits 430. Lagos State remains the epicenter of the disease even with no new case report yesterday. FCT is the second worst-hit state in the country as of today with a total of 119 positive cases.

here is the break down of the affected states;

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

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 21, 2020

NDCD further revealed that at least five cases previously reported in Lagos State have been transferred to Ogun State Therefore, Lagos has reported 430 confirmed cases while Ogun has reported 20 confirmed cases.

Five cases previously reported in Lagos State have been transferred to Ogun State

Therefore, Lagos has reported 430 confirmed cases while Ogun has reported 20 confirmed cases

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 21, 2020

Stay at home, stay safe and keep maintaining social distancing as we fight this deadly virus together.