Nigeria has recorded five confirmed new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Federal Capital Territory and Oyo State.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this on Friday evening via its Twitter handle.
The agency tweeted: “Five new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: Three in FCT and two in Oyo State.
“As of 08:00 pm, 27th of March, there are 70 cases of confirmed #COVID19 reported Nigeria.
“Three have been discharged with one dead.
“Currently, Lagos has 44 cases; FCT- 14; Ogun – three; Ekiti – one; Oyo- three; Edo – one; Bauchi- two; Osun – one; and Rivers – one.”
Nigerian authorities have closed airports and borders and shut schools across the nation as part of a series of measures aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus.
