According to the update provided by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Nigeria has recorded 117 new cases of the novel coronavirus bringing the total infections to 782 cases.
The NCDC announced these new cases on Tuesday night via its official Twitter handle.
While giving details of the new cases, the health agency noted that Lagos recorded 59 new cases, FCT recorded 29 new cases, Kano added 14 new cases, 6 cases in Borno, 4 in Katsina, 3 in Ogun, 1 in Rivers and 1 new case in Bauchi state.
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The health agency also wrote “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, it added.
The death toll in the country have now risen to 25, while a total of 197 patients have been discharged after testing negative to the Coronavirus.
Juliet Ekwebelam
