Fred Ezeh, Abuja

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed forty-nine new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria, according to a report released late Saturday night.

It confirmed that two new deaths were recorded, bringing the total number of deaths to 19.

The breakdown of the new cases by states are given below:

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,” the NCDC said in a tweet update Saturday night.