
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 51 new cases of COVID-19 across eight states.
The cases are 32 in Lagos, six in Kano, five in Kwara, two in FCT, two in Oyo, two in Katsina, one in Ogun and one in Ekiti.
This raised to nationwide tally to 493 cases as of 10:10 pm, April 17, 2020. The number of those discharged is 159, while 17 deaths were recorded since the outbreak of the pandemic in Nigeria.
Find below the number of cases according to states.
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

