It said eight new cases were recorded in Lagos State, two in Enugu and one in Edo.
“11 new cases of #COVID-19 have been reported in Nigeria: Eight in Lagos State, two in Enugu and one in Edo.
“As of 11:55pm on 27th of March, there are 81 confirmed cases of #COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. Three have been discharged with one dead,” the NCDC tweeted.
TopNaija has earlier reported that Nigeria recorded a total of 16 cases on Thursday.
Earlier in the day, the NCDC announced five new cases in the Federal Capital Territory and Oyo State.
“For a breakdown of cases by states in real time as of 11:55pm on 27th of March, Lagos has 52 cases, FCT- 14, Ogun- three, Ekiti- one, Oyo- three, Edo- two, Bauchi- two, Osun- one, Rivers- one, Enugu- two,” the tweet added.