As at 10:10pm Friday, 17th April, 2020, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced fifty-one new confirmed cases of the Coronavirus in Nigeria with 32 cases in Lagos, 6 cases in Kano, 5 cases in Kwara, 2 cases in the Federal Capital Territory, 2 cases in Oyo, 2 cases in Katsina, 1 case in Ogun and 1 case in Ekiti.

Currently, nineteen states and the FCT have confirmed cases of the Coronavirus with a total of 493 confirmed cases, 159 discharged and 17 deaths.

The current breakdown of confirmed cases in states across the country is:

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

STAY SAFE.