Nigeria’s coronavirus cases hit 97 as NCDC records eight new cases

Nigeria’s coronavirus cases hit 97 as NCDC records eight new cases

Nigeria has recorded eight new cases of coronavirus in the federal capital territory (FCT), Oyo, Kaduna and Osun, thus bringing the country’s total nu

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Nigeria has recorded eight new cases of coronavirus in the federal capital territory (FCT), Oyo, Kaduna and Osun, thus bringing the country’s total number of cases to 97.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announcing this in a series of tweets on Saturday night gave a breakdown of the cases. The centre said the FCT has two new cases, four in Oyo and one case each in Kaduna and Osun.

“Eight new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 2 in FCT, 4 in Oyo, 1 in Kaduna and 1 in Osun State. As at 10:40 pm 28th March there are 97 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria with 1 death.”

Of the 97 confirmed cases, Lagos has 59, FCT 16, Oyo seven and Ogun three.