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BREAKING: Nigeria Records 51 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Now 493

Nigeria has recorded 51 new cases of the novel coronavirus.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) made this known on friday.
The new cases, the NCDC said, have brought the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 493.
NCDC tweeted:
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