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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Saturday confirmed twelve new cases of COVID-19.
The FCTA in a post shared on its Twitter handle confirmed that the total number of active cases remains at 56.
The tweet read: “TWELVE (12) NEW CASES IN THE FCT.
“Summary of #COVID19FCT as at 10:40pm, 18th April, 2020; Total number of confirmed cases: 81
“Total number of active cases: 56, Total discharged: 23, Deaths recorded: 2
“Residents are urged to continue to stay home and stay safe.”
Meanwhile, NCDC on Saturday recorded forty-nine confirmed Coronavirus cases.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 542.