Nigeria has recorded 51 new cases of Coronavirus, taking the total number of comfirmed cases in the country to 493.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this in its latest update on Friday night.
The 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, 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″