Just Breaking: NCDC Confirms 51 fresh Coronavirus Cases As Toll Hits 493

No less than Fifty-one new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) have been recorded in Nigeria.

Confirmation was made through a tweet by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, on Friday.

With the latest report, Nigeria now has 493 confirmed cases in the country.

“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 State.

“As at 10:10 pm 17th April there are 493 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 159 Deaths: 17.”