Nigeria has recorded 117 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to figures released on Tuesday night by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
This brings the total number of cases confirmed to 782.
According to the NCDC, 59 cases were discovered in Lagos, 23 in FCT, 14 in Kano, six in Borno, four in Kastina , three in Ogun, while one each in Rivers and Bauchi.
In its tweet, there are now 782 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 25 deaths, while 197 people have recovered and have been discharged.
NCDC stated that there were 560 active cases of COVID-19 in the country.
Meanwhile, the agency said that five cases previously reported in Lagos have been transferred to Ogun.
“Therefore, Lagos has reported 430 confirmed cases while Ogun has reported 20 confirmed cases,” it said.
The agency also said its Rapid Response Team was in Osun to support with ongoing COVID-19 response in the state.
