BREAKING: Nigeria Records Alarming 51 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Spikes To 493 -

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has announced that 51 new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in Nigeria on Friday, April 17, shooting the total number up to 493.

The NCDC who announced the highest toll recorded in a single day, disclosed this on its official Twitter handle.

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; and one in Ogun and Ekiti.”

“As at 10:10 pm 17th April there are 493 confirmed cases of #COVID19 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