The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control has reported five new cases of coronavirus infection.
Three of these cases are in the FCT, while 2 in Oyo state.
Five new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: 3 in FCT & 2 in Oyo State
As at 08:00 pm 27th March there are 70 cases of confirmed #COVID19 reported Nigeria. 3 have been discharged with 1 death. pic.twitter.com/ptbxknBV7b
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 27, 2020
Nigeria now has 70 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as at 08:00 pm 27th March. Three have been discharged, while one death was recorded on Monday.
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Lagos has the highest figures so far with 44 cases, FCT has 14, and 3 in Ogun and Oyo states respectively.
Bauchi has 2 cases, while Ekiti, Edo, Osun, and Rivers states have 1 confirmed case.
Details soon …