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Health News of Friday, 17 April 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Nigeria's coronavirus cases skyrocket to 493

Coronavirus (for illustration) Coronavirus (for illustration)

Confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria have now skyrocketed to 493.

51 new cases of COVID19 have been reported below;

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," the statement from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said.

A breakdown by states is thus:

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