The total number of coronavirus cases in Nigeria exceeded 300 on Friday.
In a tweet, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 17 new cases.
A break down 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.
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. (The Cable)
