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Enugu records two cases of coronavirus, becomes first State in the South East  

Admin March 28, 2020
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The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed two new cases of coronavirus in Enugu State on Friday.

This is part of the 11 new cases it confirmed.

It is the first time the disease has shown up in Nigeria’s south-east region.

According to the NCDC, “11 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Nigeria: 8 in Lagos, 2 in Enugu & 1 in Edo State,” the NCDC said late Friday in a tweet.

As at 11:55pm 27th March, there are 81 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. 3 have been discharged with 1 death.

Earlier on Friday, the NCDC had reported the discovery of five new cases, three in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and two in Oyo state. No new case was reported in Lagos.

In total, 16 new cases were confirmed on Friday.

81 confirmed cases 3 discharged 1 death

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

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