The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 49 new cases of COVID-19.
The Centre on Saturday announced new cases that raised the number to 542.
Lagos State recorded 23 new cases while Kano recorded 12 cases. 10 cases were recorded in Kano, 2 were recorded in Ogun while a case was recorded each in Oyo and Ekiti states.
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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
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A total of 166 patients have been discharged with 19 deaths already recorded.
Lagos has the highest number of recorded cases with 306. Nigeria currently has 357 active cases.
Below is a breakdown of the cases by states;
Lagos- 306
FCT- 81
Kano- 37
Osun- 20
Oyo- 16
Edo- 15
Ogun- 12
Kwara- 9
Katsina- 9
Bauchi- 6
Kaduna- 6
Akwa Ibom- 6
Delta- 4
Ekiti- 4
Ondo- 3
Enugu- 2
Rivers-2
Niger- 2
Benue- 1
Anambra- 1