Nigeria has recorded
51 new cases of the novel coronavirus, according to the Nigeria Centre for
Disease Control (NCDC).
In a tweet on Friday April 17, the NCDC
reported thirty-two cases in Lagos, six in Kano, five in Kwara, two each in the
Federal Capital Territory and Oyo, and one each in Ogun and Ekiti.
This brings the total
number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria to 493, discharged
cases 159, and Deaths 17.