11 new COVID-19 case confirmed, Enugu joins list
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11 new COVID-19 case confirmed, Enugu joins list

The Nigerian Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 11 new cases of the coronavirus disease late on Friday. This brings the total number of cases of the covid-19 disease to 81 in the country.

The NCDC disclosed this through a tweet from their handle late on Friday

NCDC (@NCDCgov) tweeted at 11:58 PM on Fri, Mar 27, 2020:
As at 11:55pm 27th March, there are

81 confirmed cases
3 discharged
1 death

For a breakdown of cases by states in real time, please see https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet

Currently;
Lagos- 52
FCT- 14
Ogun- 3
Ekiti- 1
Oyo- 3
Edo- 2
Bauchi- 2
Osun-1
Rivers-1
Enugu- 2

#COVID19NIGERIA
(https://twitter.com/NCDCgov/status/1243673823427387397?s=03)

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