Seventeen cases of coronavirus pandemic were on Friday confirmed in six states and the Federal Capital Territory (Abuja).
The cases have brought to 305 the total number of infected persons in Nigeria.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known via its verified Twitter handle, @ncdcgov.
The centre also said 58 patients were discharged while 7 death have been recorded so far.
“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,” the tweet said.