In the latest update of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country, Fifty-one new cases have been reported as of Friday evening, April 17th by the National Centre for Disease Control.
In a new update on their Twitter page, the NCDC reports that there are seventeen new cases in Lagos, Oyo, Kano, and FCT, Kwara, Katsina, Ekiti.
Their tweet reads,
“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
For a breakdown of cases by states-
“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
Source: OccupyGh.com
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