Nigeria’s Coronavirus Cases Hit 97

The Nigerian Center for Disease Control has confirmed eight new cases of Coronavirus in the country, bringing the total recorded in the country to 97, as at Saturday evening, TopNaija.ng can confirm.

Of the eight new cases, four were confirmed in Oyo State while two were confirmed in Abuja.

The NCDC also said one was confirmed in Kaduna, and the case in Kaduna is that of Governor Nasir El-Rufai.

TopNaija.ng had earlier reported that el-Rufai tested positive to the virus.

“Eight new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; two in FCT, four in Oyo, one in Kaduna and one in Osun State.

“As at 10:40pm 28th March, there are 97 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria with one death,” NCDC tweeted.