Nigeria confirmed 17 new cases of the Coronavirus on Friday, 10th April, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases to 305.

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, disclosed that eight of the cases were confirmed in Lagos, three in Katsina, and two in the Federal Capital Territory.

For the first time, Anambra and Niger states recorded their very first cases.

As at 9 pm 10 of April, the health agency revealed the number of infected to be 305, with 55 discharges and 7 deaths.

Chukwugozie Okeke reporting, Obinwannem News