The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 51 new cases of#COVID19 in Nigeria.
This brings to 493, the total number of confirmed cases in the country.
Meanwhile, the centre also disclosed that the number of deaths has risen to 17.
The NCDC announced the new cases on Friday night via its Twitter handle.
Out of the 51 cases, 32 were confirmed in Lagos.
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The tweet read: “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.
Lagos- 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 and Anambra- 1.”
