The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced 51 new cases of COVID-19 in the country.
NCDC revealed this via it official Twitter handle Friday night.
NCDC tweet;
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 coronavirus is 19 + FCT (20)
Currently, breakdown of COVID-19 cases by state:
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
Anambra- 1