NCDC revealed this in its recent update that also stated Nigeria’s total cases of confirmed victims of the COVID-19 has risen to 89 from the previous 81 which was reported late Friday. The eight new positive coronavirus cases breakdown noted Lagos State has 7 new cases and Benue State one. “8 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria, 7 in Lagos and 1 in Benue State.

“As at 04:00 pm 28th March there are 89 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria with 1 death,” NCDC posted on its Twitter handle. Currently, in total, Lagos State has 59 confirmed cases of coronavirus; FCT- 14; Ogun- 3; Enugu- 2; Ekiti- 1; Oyo- 3; Edo- 2; Bauchi- 2; Osun-1; Rivers-1; Benue- 1.

Meanwhile, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says there are about 3,778 confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in 46 African countries. The agency said: “There are 3,778 confirmed COVID-19 cases across 46 countries on the African continent with a total of 109 deaths reported. “South Africa currently has 1,170 cases, making it the country most affected by the virus on the continent.’’

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