JUST IN: Nigeria's coronavirus cases rise to 131

The cases of coronavirus in Nigeria has risen to a total of 131 positive cases as of 9 pm, March 30, 2020, according to the NCDC.

The deadly virus has forced the world into an almost total lockdown after infecting 772,226, killing at least 37,022 across the world.

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control made the announcement on its official Twitter account late on Monday night.

"Twenty new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 13 in Lagos, 4 in FCT, 2 in Kaduna and 1 in Oyo State.

"As at 09:00 pm 30th March, there are 131 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria with 2 deaths," according to the NCDC.

The breakdown of the 131 cases according to the NCDC revealed below:

Lagos- 81
FCT- 25
Ogun- 3
Enugu- 2
Ekiti- 1
Oyo- 8
Edo- 2
Bauchi- 2
Osun-2
Rivers-1
Benue- 1
Kaduna- 3