The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 49 new cases of Coronavirus in the country, bringing the total number of COVID-19 infections recorded so far to 542.
Disclosing this in a tweet on Saturday evening, the NCDC stated that the latest cases were recorded in five states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“Forty-nine new cases of #COVID19 have been reported; 23 in Lagos, 12 in FCT, 10 in Kano, two in Ogun, one in Oyo and one in Ekiti,” the tweet reads.
“As of 10:40pm April 18, there are 542 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.
