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Nigeria’s coronavirus cases have risen to 493 as 51 new cases were confirmed in the country.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control NCDC broke the news on Friday night via its verified twitter handle.
32 of the new cases were confirmed Lagos, six in Kano, five in Kwara, while Abuja, Oyo, Katsina, have two cases each and one each in Ogun and Ekiti states.
The death toll and discharged cases also rose to 17 and 159 respectively.
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 “
More details soon.
