Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 117 new cases of the novel coronavirus, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
In a tweet, the NCDC said 59 cases were recorded in Lagos and 14 in Kano.
117 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported;
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 21, 2020
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
The country’s total infections has now risen to 782
While deaths have risen to 25, at least 197 cases have recovered from the disease.