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Nigeria records 14 new cases of coronavirus

Last updated: March 27, 2020 6:15 am
Adejayan Gbenga Gsong
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday confirmed 14 new cases of coronavirus in Nigeria.

According to NCDC 12 were Lagos cases while the remaining two were in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Out of the 14 cases, six were detected on a vessel, three were returning travellers and one had a close contact with a confirmed case.

Total number of confirmed cases in country now 65.

A further breakdown of the total 65 cases shows that Lagos has 44 cases, FCT- 12, Ogun- 3, Ekiti- 1, Oyo- 1, Edo- 1, Bauchi-1, Osun-1 and Rivers with one case.

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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Adejayan is an award-winning Journalist and Opinion writer with varied experience in Nigeria. Mail me at AdejayanOluwagbenga@withinnigeria.com. See full profile on Within Nigeria's TEAM PAGE
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