Niger, Anambra join the list as Nigeria records 17 new coronavirus cases

The total number of coronavirus cases in Nigeria exceeded 300 on Friday.

In a tweet, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 17 new cases.

A breakdown of the cases are eight in Lagos; three in Katsina; two in the federal capital territory (FCT); and one each in Niger, Kaduna, Anambra and Ondo.

The agency said as of 9:30 pm on April 10, there were 305 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria and while 58 patients have been discharged, seven have died.

Seventeen new cases of #COVID19 have been reported as follows:

8 in Lagos
3 in Katsina
2 in FCT
1 in Niger
1 in Kaduna
1 in Anambra
1 in Ondo

As at 09:30 pm 10th April there are 305 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 58 have been discharged with 7 deaths pic.twitter.com/0STe5QWxMd

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— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 10, 2020

The agency added that three cases previously included under Lagos had been transferred to Ogun. It said the three patients live in satellite towns in Ogun close to Lagos.

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 10, 2020

In all, Lagos has 163 cases, the highest in the country. followed by the federal capital territory (FCT) with 56,  Osun, 20, Edo, 12 and Oyo, 11.

Bauchi has six cases; Akwa Ibom, five; Katsina, four; Ogun, seven; Kaduna, six; while Enugu, Ekiti, Rivers, Kwara and Delta have two cases each.

Benue, Niger and Anambra have one case each.