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Nigeria now has 65 cases of coronavirus cases.

12 new coronavirus cases confirmed in Lagos, 2 in Abuja | Pulse Nigeria

Bayo Wahab

<h1>Coronavirus cases in Nigeria have jumped from 51 to 65 as the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 14 new cases in Lagos and Abuja on Thursday, March 26, 2020.</h1>

<p>The NCDC said 12 out of the 14 new cases were confirmed in Lagos while the remaining two were recorded in the Federal Capital Territory.</p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">14 new cases of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#COVID19</a> have been confirmed in Nigeria: 2 in FCT, 12 in Lagos<br><br>Of the 14, 6 were detected on a vessel, 3 are returning travellers into Nigeria &amp; 1 is close contact of a confirmed case<br><br>As at 7:35 pm 26th March, there are<br> <br>65 confirmed cases <br>3 discharged<br>1 death <a href="https://t.co/123vN6oNEB">pic.twitter.com/123vN6oNEB</a></p>&mdash; NCDC (@NCDCgov) <a href="https://twitter.com/NCDCgov/status/1243260377636515841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 26, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p>According to the agency, out of the 14 cases, 6 were detected on a vessel, 3 are returning travellers into Nigeria and  one is said to be a close contact of a confirmed case.</p>

<p>This brings total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 65, as at 7:35 pm on Thursday, March 26, 2020.</p>

<p>So far, only&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/coronavirus-nigeria-records-1st-death/np0zy2h">one death has been recorded.</a></p>

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