Nigeria records 49 new COVID-19 cases, total infections now 542

Nigeria on Saturday recorded 49 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the country’s total infections to 542, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.

In a tweet via its official handle, the NCDC said 23 cases were identified in Lagos, 12 in the FCT, 10 in Kano, two in Ogun and one each in Oyo and Ekiti.

    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