Coronavirus strikes 17 Nigerians dead in one day; total deaths jump to 85

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The deadly Coronavirus has continued to inflict sorrows in families in Nigeria, as 17 people were killed  by the virus on Saturday.

In the Coronavirus deaths released by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC,, 17 more Nigerians were killed on Saturday.

The NCDC recorded 85 deaths for Nigeria, arising from the deadly pandemic.

Of the 85 deaths, Lagos recorded 30, after two more people died on Saturday, while Borno recorded 11 deaths, with six recorded on Saturday and Kano, six deaths, with three new ones.

Also, Sokoto recorded eight deaths so far, with one new death on Saturday; while Kaduna has one death, among others.