The spread of the coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria has continued to increase with one hundred and seventeen new cases of the disease recorded on Tuesday.
A tweet by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, (NCDC) on Tuesday night states that 59 cases were recorded in Lagos, FCT 29, Kano State 14 and 6 cases recorded in Borno State.
The agency said 4 cases were recorded in Katsina State, Ogun State 3 while Rivers and Bauchi States had 1 case each.
According to the NCDC, so far, 197 cases have been discharged and 25 deaths recorded.