The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday recorded 87 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the country’s total infections to 1,182.
According to the NCDC in a tweet via its official handle, the country’s total deaths from the virus now stand at 35 while 222 have recovered.
NCDC also said that the number of active cases of the virus to 925 as of late Saturday night.
“On the 25th of April 2020, 87 new confirmed cases and one new death were recorded in Nigeria
“One new state (Imo) has reported a confirmed case in the last 24 hours.
“Till date, 1182 cases have been confirmed, 222 cases have been discharged and thirty-five deaths have been recorded in 28 states and the Federal Capital Territory
“The 87 new cases are reported from nine states- Lagos (33), Borno (18), Osun (12), Katsina (9), Kano (4), Ekiti (4), Edo (3), Bauchi (3), Imo (1)”.
According to NCDC, One case who was confirmed in Lagos State travelled to Ondo State for treatment. Therefore, the number of cases in Lagos is 689 and the number of cases in Ondo is 4.
As at 11:55pm 25th April, the number of states with confirmed cases are 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.
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