Lagos State has recorded 32 new coronavirus cases, bringing the state total to 283, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) revealed on Saturday.
This brings the total number of infections in the state to 283.
The NCDC made this known on Friday night via its Twitter handle.
Fifty-one new cases of #COVID19 have been reported;
32 in Lagos
6 in Kano
5 in Kwara
2 in FCT
2 in Oyo
2 in Katsina
1 in Ogun
1 in EkitiAs at 10:10 pm 17th April there are 493 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.
Discharged: 159
Deaths: 17#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/PKWwUsJVBP— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 17, 2020
“As at 10:10 pm 17th April there are 493 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria,” it announced, adding that a total of 159 recoveries have been made while 17 deaths have been recorded, unfortunately.
Of its 283 infections, Lagos has recorded 10 deaths, the highest in the country.
Nigeria also recorded 51 new cases, bringing the total in the country to 493.