NCDC gives fresh update on states with COVID-19, number of confirmed cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Friday gave an update on the number of states with confirmed cases of COVID-19.

NCDC disclosed that 20 states across the country have confirmed cases of COVID-19.

In a tweet, it wrote: “As at 10:10 pm 17th April, number of states with confirmed cases of COVID-19: 19 + FCT

”Lagos- 283
FCT- 69
Kano- 27
Osun- 20
Edo- 15
Oyo- 15
Ogun- 10
Kwara- 9
Katsina- 9
Bauchi- 6
Kaduna- 6
Akwa Ibom- 6
Delta- 4
Ondo- 3
Ekiti- 3
Enugu- 2
Rivers- 2
Niger- 2
Benue- 1
Anambra- 1”

Recall that NCDC had earlier confirmed 51 new cases. 

This brings the total of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 493.