Eight new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Nigeria; two in FCT, four in Oyo, one in Kaduna and one in Osun State.
As at 10:40 pm 28th March there are 97 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria with 1 death.
Information from the NCDC shows that as of 10:40 pm on March 28, 2020, Lagos had the highest number of cases with 59, followed by the FCT with 16 cases.
The number of cases in Oyo surged to seven, Ogun had three while Enugu, Edo, Bauch and Osun states each had two cases.
Four states – Ekiti, Rivers, Benue and Kaduna – each had one case.
The NCDC’s latest confirmation of cases brings to 16, the number of cases announced in the country on Saturday.
One of the cases is Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai who disclosed that he was positive via Twitter. The governor is the first case to be recorded by Kaduna.