The number of cases of coronavirus in Nigeria has escalated to 70 on Friday as NCDC confirmed 5 New Cases in the Federal Capital Territory and in Oyo State.
The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Friday.
NCDC 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.”
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Meanwhile, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State Governor, has announced that basic food supply will be made available to Lagosians during the period of partial lockdown in Lagos State.
Sanwo-Olu disosed this during a briefing on coronavirus on Friday which was published on the official Twitter handle of ChannelsTV.
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The governor also disclosed that there is the possibility of imposing curfew in Lagos State, given the continuous rise in the numbers of infected people in the state.