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Lagos Records 23 New Infections as Coronavirus Cases Hit 542

Ololade Adeyanju/

Lagos State has recorded 23 new coronavirus cases as the number of infections recorded in the country rises to 542.

Coronavirus fatalities has also risen to 19, according to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

The NCDC in a tweet today also said a total of 166 recoveries have been recorded so far.

“Forty-nine new cases of COVID-19 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 COVID-19 reported in Nigeria,” it said.

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