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
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