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Abuja has now recorded 14 cases of coronavirus, while Oyo state recorded its third case.

Coronavirus rises to 70 as NCDC confirms 5 new cases in Abuja and Oyo | Pulse Nigeria

Bayo Wahab

<h1>The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed five new cases of Coronavirus in Abuja and Oyo state.</h1>

<p>Three of the cases were confirmed in the Federal Capital Territory, while the remaining two were recorded in Oyo.</p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Five new cases of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#COVID19</a> have been reported in Nigeria: 3 in FCT &amp; 2 in Oyo State<br><br>As at 08:00 pm 27th March there are 70  cases of  confirmed <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#COVID19</a> reported Nigeria. 3 have been discharged with 1 death. <a href="https://t.co/ptbxknBV7b">pic.twitter.com/ptbxknBV7b</a></p>&mdash; NCDC (@NCDCgov) <a href="https://twitter.com/NCDCgov/status/1243613937666531328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p>Abuja has now recorded 14 cases of coronavirus, while Oyo state recorded its third case.</p>

<p>According to the NCDC, as at 08:00 pm on Friday, March 27, 2020, there are 70 cases of coronavirus in Nigeria.&nbsp;</p>

<p>While three of the cases have been discharged, only one death has been recorded so far.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Meanwhile, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu  of Lagos State has announced that <a href="https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/6-coronavirus-patients-in-lagos-now-negative/07w177g">six coronavirus patients in the state will soon be discharged</a> if their second tests turn out to be negative.</p>

<p>The governor said, <em>“As I read this address, we are in the process of reconfirming another five or six additional patients that once they turn a second negativity, they might be allowed to go home, either tonight or tomorrow once the results are out.”</em></p>

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Coronavirus rises to 70 as NCDC confirms 5 new cases in Abuja and Oyo

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