By Hamilton Nwosa (Head, The New Diplomat Business and Data tracking desk)
The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria has risen to 81, following the discovery of 11 new cases.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed the new figure in a tweet on Friday, in its latest update on the disease.
NCDC
@NCDCgov
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,
81 confirmed cases
3 discharged
1 deathÂ
For a breakdown of cases by states in real time, please see covid19.ncdc.gov.ng
Currently;
Lagos- 52
FCT- 14
Ogun- 3
Ekiti- 1
Oyo- 3
Edo- 2
Bauchi- 2
Osun-1
Rivers-1
Enugu- 2
More details soon..
