UPDATED: Nigeria has 48 new COVID-19 cases, total confirmed 541

 

As at 10:40 pm on the 18th of April 2020, 48 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Nigeria, according to update published on the website of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

Till date, 541 cases have been confirmed, 166 cases have been discharged and 19 deaths have been recorded in Nigeria, the NCDC reported.

The 48 new cases are reported from six states – Lagos (23), FCT (12), Kano (10), Ogun (2) and Oyo (1).

The NCDC says a multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities.

Meanwhile, the agency says it has conducted no less than 7,153 tests across the federation.

CASE SUMMARY IN NIGERIA AS AT APRIL 18TH 2020