The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the country has recorded 87 new coronavirus cases while the number of fatalities has reached 35.
In its verified Twitter handle late Saturday night, NCDC tweets “On the 25th of April 2020, 87 new confirmed cases and one new death were recorded in Nigeria “One new state (Imo) has reported a confirmed case in the last 24 hours.
“Till date, 1,182 cases have been confirmed, 222 cases have been discharged and thirty-five deaths have been recorded in 28 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The 87 new cases are reported from nine states- Lagos (33), Borno (18), Osun (12), Katsina (9), Kano (4), Ekiti (4), Edo (3), Bauchi (3), Imo (1)”.
According to NCDC, one case who was confirmed in Lagos State travelled to Ondo State for treatment. Therefore, the number of cases in Lagos is 689 and the number of cases in Ondo is 4.
As of 11:55 p.m 25th April, the number of states with confirmed cases are Lagos-689, FCT-138, Kano-77, Ogun-35, Osun-32, Gombe-30, Katsina-30, Borno-30, Edo-22, Oyo-18, Kwara-11 and Akwa Ibom-11.
Others are Bauchi-11, Kaduna-10, Ekiti-8, Ondo-4, Delta-6, Rivers-3, Jigawa-2, Enugu-2, Niger-2, Abia-2, Zamfara-2, Sokoto-2, Benue-1, Anambra-1, Adamawa-1, Plateau-1, and Imo-1.