The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) says that 49 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the country.
The new cases are
23 in Lagos
12 in FCT
10 in Kano
2 in Ogun
1 in Oyo
1 in Ekiti
On its social media handles, the NCDC said: “As at 10:40 pm 18th April there are 542 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.
Discharged: 166
Deaths: 19
“As at 10:40 pm 18th April, number of states with confirmed cases of #COVID19: 19 + FCT
The complete breakdown shows that:
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
