Forty-nine new cases of COVID-19 have been reported by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), taking the nation’s tally to 542.
The new cases are 23 in Lagos, 12 in FCT, 10 in Kano, two in Ogun, one in Oyo and one in Ekiti.
The number of patients discharged has also risen to 166, while number of deaths reached 19.
Discharged: 166
Deaths: 19
Find below number of states with confirmed cases of COVID19 as of April 18, 2020
Lagos- 306
FCT- 81
Kano- 37
Osun- 20
Oyo- 16
Edo- 15
Ogun- 12
Kwara- 9
Katsina- 9
Bauchi- 6
Kaduna- 6
Akwa Ibom- 6
Delta- 4
Ekiti- 4
Ondo- 3
Enugu- 2
Rivers-2
Niger- 2
Benue- 1
Anambra- 1