BREAKING: Nigeria COVID-19 Cases Jump To 97 As NCDC Confirms 8 New Cases

Nigeria has recorded eight (8) new cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID -19) in the country, bringing the total number of those infected to 97.

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) in a tweet on Saturday confirmed the 8 new cases.

According to the tweet, 2 of the new cases are in the FCT (Abuja), 4 in Oyo, 1 in Kaduna and 1 in Osun State.

Eight new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 2 in FCT, 4 in Oyo, 1 in Kaduna and 1 in Osun State

As at 10:40 pm 28th March there are 97 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria with 1 death. pic.twitter.com/V6ygZVswko

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 28, 2020