JUST IN: Nigeria Coronavirus Cases Hit 70 As NCDC Confirms Five New Cases

Nigeria has recorded five new cases of Coronavirus, bringing the country’s total confirmed cases to 70.

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed the new cases in a tweet on Friday.

According to the centre, 3 of the new cases were confirmed in FCT while 2 were reported in Oyo State.

“As at 08:00 pm 27th March there are 70 cases of confirmed #COVID19 reported Nigeria. 3 have been discharged with 1 death.”

As at 8:00 pm 27th March, there are

70 confirmed cases
3 discharged
1 death

For a breakdown of cases by states in real time, please see https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet

Currently;
Lagos- 44
FCT- 14
Ogun- 3
Ekiti- 1
Oyo- 3
Edo- 1
Bauchi- 2
Osun-1
Rivers-1

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 27, 2020