By Ralph Chris-Izokpu
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday said that the country has recorded 51 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 493.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on Friday night via its Twitter handle.
According to the NCDC, “Fifty-one new cases of #COVID19 have been reported; 32 in Lagos 6 in Kano, 5 in Kwara, 2 in FCT, 2 in Oyo, 2 in Katsina, 1 in Ogun 1 in Ekiti. As at 10:10 pm 17th April there are 493 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria, Discharged: 159, Deaths: 17
As at 10:10 pm 17th April, number of states with confirmed cases of #COVID19: 19 + FCT.
For a breakdown of cases by states, Currently; Lagos has 283, FCT- 69, Kano- 27, Osun- 20, Edo- 15, Oyo- 15, Ogun- 10, Kwara- 9, Katsina- 9, Bauchi- 6, Kaduna- 6, Akwa Ibom- 6, Delta- 4, Ondo- 3, Ekiti- 3, Enugu- 2, Rivers-2, Niger- 2, Benue- 1, Anambra- 1
