8 new cases in 4 states bring coronavirus to 97 in Nigeria

28 March 2020 at 22:32

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 8 new cases of coronavirus in Abuja, Oyo, Kaduna and Osun state.

Medical workers wearing hazmat suits as prevention against the COVID-19 coronavirus at work at the Huanggang Zhongxin Hospital in Huanggang, in China's central Hubei province

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Two of the new cases were recorded in Abuja, four in Oyo, one each in Kaduna and Osun State.

Eight new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 2 in FCT, 4 in Oyo, 1 in Kaduna and 1 in Osun State

As at 10:40 pm 28th March there are 97 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria with 1 death. pic.twitter.com/V6ygZVswko
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 28, 2020

This is the first confirmed case of coronavirus in Kaduna, and the state governor, Nasir El-Rufai is the victim.

The governor, who has now gone into self-isolation earlier on Saturday announced that his COVID-19 (coronavirus) test came out positive.

The new cases have brought the total number of the virus in Nigeria to 97 in 12 states.

Below are the states where coronavirus cases have so far been recorded.

Lagos- 59
FCT- 16
Ogun- 3
Ekiti- 1
Oyo- 7
Edo- 2
Bauchi- 2
Osun-2
Rivers-1
Enugu- 2
Benue-1
Kaduna-1

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