The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced the confirmation of 51 new cases of Coronavirus disease in the country.
The NCDC announced this Friday night bring the total number of cases to 493 out of which 159 have recovered and discharged while the death toll increased to 17.
Of the total new cases, 32 of it were identified in Lagos, 6 in Kano, 5 in Kwara, FCT, Oyo and Katsina recorded two cases respectively while Ogun and Ekiti has one case each.
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
Anambra- 1— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 17, 2020
