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BREAKING: Nigeria Confirms 51 New Cases Of Coronavirus, Total Now 493

Nigeria has recorded new COVID 19 cases with the NCDC announcing 51 new case in Nigeria.

TrueTellsNigeria reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control confirmed 51 new COVID-19 cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Friday evening, April 17.

This burgeoning online news platform understands that the NCDC noted that of the fifty-one coronavirus cases recorded on Friday evening, 32 were detected in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial city, 6 in Kano 5 in Kwara 2 in FCT 2 in Oyo 2 in Katsina 1 in Ogun 1 in Ekiti, southwest Nigeria.

The NCDC tweeted: 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 #COVID19reported 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

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