Nigeria confirms 51 new cases of COVID-19, Total now 493

The Nigeria center for disease control (NCDC) has announced the confirmation of
Fifty-one new cases of COVID-19.

NCDC Made the announcement on it’s Twitter handle few minutes ago.

“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.” It said.

Discharged: 159
Deaths: 17