49 new Coronavirus cases recorded in Nigeria, total confirmed cases now 542

Nigeria has recorded 49 new cases of the novel coronavirus, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

In a tweet on Saturday April 18, the NCDC reported 23 new cases in Lagos, 12 in the Federal Capital Territory, 10 in Kano, 2 in Ogun, and 1 each in Oyo and  Ekiti state.

This bring the total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria to 542, discharged cases 166 and Deaths 19.

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Forty-nine new cases of #COVID19 have been reported;

23 in Lagos
12 in FCT
10 in Kano
2 in Ogun
1 in Oyo
1 in Ekiti

As at 10:40 pm 18th April there are 542 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.

Discharged: 166
Deaths: 19#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/W63s32Iuj7

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 18, 2020