BREAKING:Covid -19 Deaths Hit 25 As NCDC Confirms 117 New Cases

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has said that the number of coronavirus deaths in Nigeria now stands at 25.

The centre disclosed this on Tuesday while announcing that the country had recorded 117 new cases of the dreaded virus.

According to a tweet by the NCDC, the number of confirmed infections in the country has risen from 665 to 782.

It also said the total number of patients who had  been managed successfully and discharged increased  to 197.

“As at 11:25 pm 21st April there are 782 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria,” the NCDC said.

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

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