14 new cases of the coronavirus disease has been confirmed in Nigeria bringing the total number of cases to 111.Nine of the new cases were recorded in Lagos state while five were in the federal capital territory (FCT).
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced the development in a series of tweets on Sunday.
Of the 111 confirmed cases, Lagos has 68; the FCT 21, Oyo seven and Ogun three.
Fourteen new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 9 in Lagos and 5 in FCT
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 29, 2020
As at 09:30 pm 29th March there are 111 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria with 1 death. pic.twitter.com/qowI0bEPAg
Enugu, Edo, Bauchi and Osun all have two cases each while Ekiti, Rivers, Benue and Kaduna all have one case each.
President Muhammadu Buhari declared a total lockdown of Lagos , Abuja and Ogun state for two weeks in order to curtail the spread of the deadly virus to other states .He also announced relief plans for Nigerians, who will be impacted by a lockdown to contain the disease in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun.
