COVID-19: Nigeria Records 49 New Cases, Two Deaths

Nigeria has recorded two deaths and 49 new cases of COVID-19.

COVID-19: Nigeria Records 49 New Cases, Two Deaths

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on Saturday night.

A breakdown of the cases showed that 23 were recorded in Lagos, 12 in the federal capital territory (FCT), 10 in Kano, two in Ogun and one each in Oyo and Ekiti states.

With the announcement, Nigeria has recorded a total of 542 COVID-19 cases.

The number of deaths also increased from 17 to 19, just as the number of recoveries has risen to 166 patients.

Lagos still has the highest figure of confirmed cases with 306 patients, of which 94 persons have been discharged.

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

As at 10:40 pm 18th April, number of states with confirmed cases of #COVID19: 19 + FCT

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

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 18, 2020