Coronavirus: NCDC confirms 14 new cases in Nigeria, total now 65

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced 14 new cases of coronavirus, 12 in Lagos, 1 in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and 1 in Bauchi.

According to a tweet from the agency, “Of the 14, 6 were detected on a vessel, 3 are returning travellers & 2 are close contacts of confirmed cases. “As at 7:35 pm 26th March, there are 65 confirmed, cases 3 discharged, 1 death.

“For a breakdown of cases by states in real-time, please see http://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng Currently; Lagos- 44 FCT- 12 Ogun- 3 Ekiti- 1 Oyo- 1 Edo- 1 Bauchi-1 Osun-1 Rivers-1 Total: 65 confirmed cases.” ALSO READ: South Africa braces for coronavirus lockdown   Vanguard