Nigeria, April 26 -- The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus recorded in Nigeria rose by over 100 per cent last week over the figure from the previous seven weeks, PREMIUM TIMES findings show.

According to data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the country has now recorded 1182 cases as of Saturday midnight. Out of these, 222 infected people have recovered and have been discharged while the death toll rose to 35.

A breakdown of the confirmed cases shows that Lagos State has so far reported 689, followed by 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, ...