The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this on its verified twitter handle on Friday night.
It said 32 of the new cases are in Lagos, six in Kano, five in Kwara, two in Oyo, FCT and Katsina while Ogun and Ekiti have one each.
The total confirmed cases in Nigeria are 493 with 17 deaths.
Fifty-one new cases of #COVID19 have been reported;
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 17, 2020
32 in Lagos
6 in Kano
5 in Kwara
2 in FCT
2 in Oyo
2 in Katsina
1 in Ogun
1 in Ekiti
As at 10:10 pm 17th April there are 493 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.
Discharged: 159
Deaths: 17#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/PKWwUsJVBP
As at 10:10 pm 17th April, number of states with confirmed cases of #COVID19: 19 + FCT
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 17, 2020
Lagos- 283
FCT- 69
Kano- 27
Osun- 20
Edo- 15
Oyo- 15
Ogun- 10
Kwara- 9
Katsina- 9
Bauchi- 6
Kaduna- 6
Akwa Ibom- 6
Delta- 4
Ondo- 3
Ekiti- 3
Enugu- 2
Rivers-2
Niger- 2
Benue- 1
Anambra- 1