Ekiti State has recorded yet another case of coronavirus within 24 hours as the total number of infected persons in Nigeria hit 542 on Saturday.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced that forty-nine new cases were reported in Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Ogun, Oyo and Ekiti.
The centre further said 19 deaths have been recorded so far while 166 patients have been discharged after recovery.
In a tweet on Saturday night, NCDC said, ”Forty-nine new cases of #COVID19 have been reported;
23 in Lagos
12 in FCT
10 in Kano
2 in Ogun
1 in Oyo
1 in Ekiti
”As at 10:40 pm 18th April there are 542 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.
Discharged: 166
Deaths: 19
”#TakeResponsibility”