Published March 29, 2020
Dayo Ojerinde
Nigeria has recorded 14 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections to 111 in the country .
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control via its Twitter handle said , “ 14 new cases of # COVID 19 have been reported in Nigeria ; nine in Lagos and five in FCT .
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“ As of 09 : 30 pm , 29 th of March, there are 111 confirmed cases of # COVID 19 reported in Nigeria with one death . ”
With the confirmation of the 14 new cases in the country , Lagos State and the Federal Capital Territory are leading in the number of confirmed cases recorded .
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control , Lagos State has recorded 68 confirmed cases , while the Federal Capital Territory has 21 . Coming third is Oyo State with seven confirmed cases .
Other states with confirmed cases are Enugu, Ekiti, Edo , Bauchi , Osun, Rivers , Benue and Kaduna.
The President , Major General Muhammadu Buhari ( retd. ) , had on Sunday imposed restriction on movement in Lagos , FCT and Ogun State from 11 pm on Monday , March 30 .
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