Number Of Confirmed Coronavirus Cases In Nigeria Now 542

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria has risen to 542.

This was disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) via its twitter handle.

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

A breakdown shows that of the 542 confirmed cases,166 persons have recovered and 19 deaths have been recorded.