The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed eight (8) new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria, 7 in Lagos, and 1 in Benue State.

As at 04:00 pm on Saturday, March 28th, 2020, there are eighty nine (89) confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reported in Nigeria with 1 death.

For a breakdown of coronavirus cases by states in Nigeria:
Lagos- 59
FCT- 14
Ogun- 3
Enugu- 2
Ekiti- 1
Oyo- 3
Edo- 2
Bauchi- 2
Osun-1
Rivers-1
Benue- 1

The NCDC disclosed these new cases via a tweet on its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov:

8 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria, 7 in Lagos and 1 in Benue State.

As at 04:00 pm 28th March there are 89 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria with 1 death. pic.twitter.com/kbL7yIMiLs

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 28, 2020

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