Enugu Records First COVID-19 Cases As Tally Hits 81 in Nigeria

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The number of confirmed Coronavirus cases in Nigeria has jumped from the last reported figure of 70 to 81.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced the latest figure at 11:56pm on Friday.

It said Enugu State accounted for two of the fresh cases, Edo State one and Lagos State eight.

The NCDC said on its Twitter handle: “11 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: 8 in Lagos, 2 in Enugu & 1 in Edo State.

“As at 11:55pm 27th March, there are 81 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 3 have been discharged with 1 death.”

'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide's journalism works intersect business, environment, politics and developmental issues. Among a number of local and international publications, his work has appeared in the New York Times. He's a winner of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Award. Currently, the Online Editor at The New Diplomat, Akintomide has produced reports that uniquely spoke to Nigeria's experience on Climate Change issues. When Akintomide is not writing, volunteering or working on a media project, you can find him seeing beautiful sites like the sandy beaches that bedecked the Lagos coastline.

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