The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 8 new cases of coronavirus in Abuja, Oyo, Kaduna and Osun state.
Two of the new cases were recorded in Abuja, four in Oyo, one each in Kaduna and Osun State.
8 new cases in 4 states bring coronavirus to 97 in Nigeria
As at 10:40 pm on March28, 2020, there are 97 confirmed cases of coronavirus reported in Nigeria. (Aljazeerah)
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This is the first confirmed case of coronavirus in Kaduna, and the state governor, Nasir El-Rufai is the victim.
The governor, who has now gone into self-isolation earlier on Saturday announced that his COVID-19 (coronavirus) test came out positive.
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The new cases have brought the total number of the virus in Nigeria to 97 in 12 states.
Below are the states where coronavirus cases have so far been recorded.
- Lagos- 59
- FCT- 16
- Ogun- 3
- Ekiti- 1
- Oyo- 7
- Edo- 2
- Bauchi- 2
- Osun-2
- Rivers-1
- Enugu- 2
- Benue-1
- Kaduna-1
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