Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said there was no going back on the government’s decision on mandatory use of face masks by residents of the state. Lagos State has recorded 33 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total confirmed infections in the state to 689.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this disclosure on Saturday night via Twitter.
It announced that 87 new infections were recorded in the country while 35 fatalities and 222 recoveries were reported.
It said the lethal infection has spread to 29 states including the Federal Capital Territory Abuja.
It stated, “87 new cases of COVID-19 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 and 1 in Imo.
“As at 11:55 pm 25th April, there are 1,182 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 222, Deaths: 35.”
A state-by-state breakdown showed that Lagos has 689 cases while FCT has 138 infections followed by Kano with 77 cases.
The state has recorded 123 recoveries and 19 fatalities, most of whom, it said had underlying health issues.
The state has been on Federal Government-ordered lockdown since 11pm, March 30, as part of efforts to curb the spread of the virus.
