BREAKING: Nigeria Records 51 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 493

Confirmed cases of coronavirus have heightened to 493 in Nigeria after 51 new infections were recorded on Friday.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known via its Twitter handle.

It also confirmed that the number of fatalities recorded from coronavirus-related complications had increased 17.

Ekohotblog understands that 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.

“As of 10:10 pm on the 17th of April, there are 493 confirmed cases of #COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 159; Deaths: 17.”

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#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/PKWwUsJVBP

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 17, 2020

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