Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 91 new cases of the novel coronavirus, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), with Lagos again recording the highest number of cases.
In a tweet, the NCDC said 74 cases were recorded in Lagos and 5 in Katsina.
The country’s total infections has now risen to 873.
While deaths have risen to 28, at least 197 cases have recovered from the disease. Other states making up the number are:
4 in Ogun
2 in Delta
2 in Edo
1 in Kwara
1 in Oyo
1 in FCT
1 in Adamawa
NCDC said in a tweet that as at 11:25 pm 22nd April there were 873 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.As at 11:25 pm 22nd April, breakdown of cases by state:
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
