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Health News of Friday, 27 March 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Coronavirus cases rise to 70 in Nigeria

Coronavirus (for illustration) Coronavirus (for illustration)

70 confirmed cases of coronavirus have been detected in Nigeria.

According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, five new cases were reported in Nigeria with three in Abuja and two 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," the statement from the NCDC read.

A breakdown of the cases by states is revealed thus:

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

Total: 70 confirmed cases 3 discharged 1 death