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Nigeria has recorded 14 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of the novel virus in the country to 65.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made the disclosure via its Twitter handle on Thursday evening.
According to NCDC, two of the 14 new cases are in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja while 12 are in Lagos State.
With 44 cases, Lagos remained the state with the highest number of cases in the country.
“14 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Nigeria; two in FCT, 12 in Lagos.
“Of the 14, six were detected on a vessel, three are returning travellers into Nigeria and one is a close contact of a confirmed case.
“As of 8:35 pm of March 26, 2020, there are 65 confirmed cases (in Nigeria), three discharged and one dead.
“For a breakdown of cases by states in real-time, Lagos now has 44 cases; FCT- 12; Ogun- three; Ekiti- one; Oyo- one; Edo- one; Bauchi- one; Osun- one; Rivers – one,” NCDC said.