The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed eighty seven (87) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the latest confirmed eighty seven (87) cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), thirty three (33) cases were recorded in Lagos, eighteen (18) in Borno, twelve (12) in Osun, nine (9) in Katsina, four (4) in Kano, four (4) in Ekiti, three (3) in Edo, three (3) in Bauchi and one (1) in Imo.

As at 11:55 pm on Saturday, April 25th, 2020, there are one thousand and eighty two (1182) confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) recorded in Nigeria. Two hundred and twenty two (222) patients have been discharged, with thirty five (35) deaths.

For a breakdown of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria by state, as at 11:55 pm on Saturday, April 25th, 2020:
Lagos – 689
FCT – 138
Kano – 77
Ogun – 35
Osun – 32
Gombe – 30
Katsina – 30
Borno – 30
Edo – 22
Oyo – 18
Kwara – 11
Akwa Ibom – 11
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
Imo – 1

One case who was confirmed in Lagos State, traveled to Ondo State for treatment.

Thus, the number of coronavirus cases in Lagos State is six hundred and eighty nine (689) and the number of cases in Ondo is four (4).

The NCDC disclosed this on Saturday during a press briefing and later via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov:

87 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported;

33 in Lagos
18 in Borno
12 in Osun
9 in Katsina
4 in Kano
4 in Ekiti
3 in Edo
3 in Bauchi
1 in Imo

As at 11:55 pm 25th April there are 1182 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.

Discharged: 222
Deaths: 35 pic.twitter.com/La5xzZZe2z

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 25, 2020

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