BREAKING: Nigeria records 91 new cases of Coronavirus, rise to 873 – 74 in Lagos
Nigeria on Wednesday night, April 22, has recorded another 91 new cases of Covid-19, otherwise known as Coronavirus in Eight states and Abuja, the country capital, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 873 and 28 deaths.
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), made the announcement on Wednesday night, on its official Twitter account.
The new cases are spread across Lagos, Edo, Kastina, Ogun, Adamawa, Delta, Kwara and Oyo states as well as Abuja, the country capital.
According to the breakdown, Lagos recorded 74 cases; five in Katsina, four in Ogun, two in Delta, Two in Edo, one in Kwara, one in Oyo, one in the FCT and one in Adamawa.
NCDC said “91 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported;
74 in Lagos
5 in Katsina
4 in Ogun
2 in Delta
2 in Edo
1 in Kwara
1 in Oyo
1 in FCT
1 in Adamawa
As at 11:25 pm 22nd April there are 873 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.
Discharged: 197
Deaths: 28
As at 11:25 pm 22nd April, breakdown of cases by state:
The number of states with confirmed cases of COVID19: 25 + FCT.
Lagos-504
FCT-119
Kano-73
Ogun-24
Katsina-21
Osun-20
Oyo-17
Edo-17
Kwara-10
Kaduna-9
Akwa Ibom-9
Borno-9
Bauchi-8
Delta-6
Gombe-5
Ekiti-4
Ondo-3
Rivers-3
Jigawa-2
Enugu-2
Niger-2
Abia-2
Benue-1
Anambra-1
Sokoto-1
Adamawa-1