The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Thursday announced 14 new cases of coronavirus infection in Nigeria bringing the the total number of confirmed cases to 65.
It is the highest number of cases confirmed so far by the body in a single day. “14 new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in Nigeria: 2 in FCT, 12 in Lagos,” NCDC tweeted at 8.35P.M.
“Of the 14, 6 were detected on a vessel, 3 are returning travelers into Nigeria & 1 is close contact of a confirmed case
“As at 7:35 pm 26th March, there are “65 confirmed cases; three discharged and one death”
The number of new cases has been rising in the country in the last two weeks. Lagos State still records the highest number of confirmed cases in the country.
The breakdown of cases by states shows that Lagos has 44 cases, FCT – 12, Ogun – three, while Ekiti, Oyo, Edo, Bauchi, Osun, and Rivers have one case each
The NCDC said further epidemiological information will be shared in its daily situation report, collated at midnight of each day.
Globally, a total of 499,125 persons have been infected globally as at today, 81,285 in China, 74,386 from Italy, 73,386 from the USA and 56,197 persons from Spain.
In Africa, South Africa has 927 infected persons.
