Total coronavirus fatalities hit 19 on Saturday
This is as the number of infections recorded in the country
rises to 542.
Disclosing this on Saturday night via Twitter, the Nigeria
Centre for Disease Control 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.
Amongst the recorded coronavirus deaths was that of the late
Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari.
Kyari died of the lethal infection on Friday after testing
positive for it earlier in March.
He was buried on Saturday at the Gudu Cemetery in Abuja
according to Islamic rites.
