Benue state, north-central Nigeria has joined nine States and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, that have so far confirmed cases of Covid-19.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, Saturday afternoon confirmed eight new cases in Lagos and Benue.
“8 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria, 7 in Lagos and 1 in Benue State.
As at 04:00 pm 28th March there are 89 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria with 1 death.
“As at 04:00 pm 28th March, there are 89 confirmed cases, 1 death,” @NCDCgov tweeted.
For a breakdown of cases by states in real time, please see
Lagos- 59
FCT- 14
Ogun- 3
Enugu- 2
Ekiti- 1
Oyo- 3
Edo- 2
Bauchi- 2
Osun-1
Rivers-1
Benue- 1
The ambulances donated by Aliko Dangote Foundation
Meanwhile, NCDC says it has received four ambulances from Aliko Dangote Foundation to support efforts to contain the coronavirus.
“Today we received 4 ambulances from @AlikoDangoteFdn to support #COVID19 response activities in Lagos, led by @LSMOH
Grateful for collective efforts demonstrated by the government & private sector in response to this outbreak, @NCDCgov tweeted.
#TakeResponsibility, #COVID19Nigeria
