Chidi Samuel| Nigeria on Friday night confirmed 51 new cases of the novel coronavirus.
The Nigeria centre for disease control (NCDC) made the disclosure via its verified Twitter handle on Friday night.
According to the health agency, the cases, the highest in a single day were recorded in Lagos, Kano, Kwara, FCT, Oyo, Katsina, Ogun and Ekiti.
The tweet read, ”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
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