Nigeria Confirms 14 New Cases Of COVID-19

Nigeria Confirms 14 New Cases Of COVID-19

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday evening announced 14 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of persons infected in the country to 65.

The NCDC made this known through a tweet via its official Twitter handle.

The tweet read:

“14 new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in Nigeria: 1 in FCT, 1 IN BAUCHI & 12 in Lagos

Of the 14, 6 were detected on a vessel, 3 are returning travellers & 2 are close contacts of confirmed cases.”

Check out the breakdown of cases by states in real-time below:

Lagos- 44

FCT- 12

Ogun- 3

Ekiti- 1

Oyo- 1

Edo- 1

Bauchi-1

Osun-1

Rivers-1

Total: 65 confirmed cases