Figures released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, shows a huge number of new covid-19 infections in the country.
The tweet reads; 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 Ekiti As at 10:10 pm 17th April there are 493 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 159 Deaths: 17 #TakeResponsibility https://t.co/PKWwUsJVBP