The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed fourteen (14) new cases of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria: two in Abuja and twelve in Lagos.

Of the fourteen (14) new cases, six (6) were detected on a vessel, three (3) are returning travellers into Nigeria and one (1) is a close contact of a confirmed coronavirus case.
As at 7:35 pm on Thursday, March 26th, 2020 there are sixty five (65) confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country, three
(3) have been discharged, with one (1) death).

For a breakdown of coronavirus cases by states, as at 7:35 pm on Thursday, March 26th, 2020 :
Lagos – 44
FCT – 12
Ogun – 3
Ekiti – 1
Oyo – 1
Edo – 1
Bauchi – 1
Osun – 1
Rivers – 1

Total: 65 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria

The NCDC made this announcement via a tweet on its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov:

14 new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in Nigeria: 2 in FCT, 12 in Lagos

Of the 14, 6 were detected on a vessel, 3 are returning travellers into Nigeria & 1 is close contact of a confirmed case

As at 7:35 pm 26th March, there are

65 confirmed cases
3 discharged
1 death pic.twitter.com/123vN6oNEB

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 26, 2020

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