Adamawa State has joined states battling with Coronavirus disease in the country, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
The state recorded one case just as the NCDC announced the confirmation of 91 new cases nationwide.
With Adamawa joining, 26 states out of 36, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have been affected by the deadly virus.
The new figure brings the total number of cases nationwide to 873 out of which 197 have recovered while the death toll increased to 28.
As at Wednesday evening, 74 of the new cases were discovered in Lagos, 5 in Katsina, 4 in Ogun, 2 in Delta, 2 in Edo while Kwara, Oyo, FCT and Adamawa recorded one case respectively.
As at 11:25 pm 22nd April, breakdown of cases by state:
Lagos-504
FCT-119
Kano-73
Ogun-24
Katsina-21
Osun-20
Oyo-17
Edo-17
Kwara-10
Kaduna-9
Akwa Ibom-9
Borno-9
Bauchi-8
Delta-6
Gombe-5
Ekiti-4
Ondo-3
Rivers-3
Jigawa-2
Enugu-2
Niger-2
Abia-2
Benue-1
Anambra-1
Sokoto-1
Adamawa-1— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 22, 2020
