Nigeria on Friday night confirmed five new cases of Covid-19, bringing the number to 70.
The new cases are three in Abuja and two in Oyo State.
According to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, tweeting via @NCDCgov:
“Five new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: 3 in FCT & 2 in Oyo State.
“As at 08:00 pm 27th March there are 70 cases of confirmed #COVID19 reported Nigeria. 3 have been discharged with 1 death.
“For a breakdown of cases by states in real time, please see:
Lagos- 44
FCT- 14
Ogun- 3
Ekiti- 1
Oyo- 3
Edo- 1
Bauchi- 2
Osun-1
Rivers-1