Nigeria records 14 new cases of coronavirus — toll hits 111

Nigeria has recorded 14 new cases of the coronavirus disease.

Nine of the new cases were recorded in Lagos state while five were in the federal capital territory (FCT).

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced the development in a series of tweets on Sunday.

Fourteen new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 9 in Lagos and 5 in FCT

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As at 09:30 pm 29th March there are 111 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria with 1 death. pic.twitter.com/qowI0bEPAg

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 29, 2020

This brings the total number of cases in the country to 111.

Of the 111 confirmed cases, Lagos has 68; the FCT 21, Oyo seven and Ogun three.

Enugu, Edo, Bauchi and Osun all have two cases each while Ekiti, Rivers, Benue and Kaduna all have one case each.

The virus has spread across 10 states and the FCT.

On Sunday, President Muhammadu Buhari announced a relief plan for Nigerians, who will be impacted by a lockdown to contain the disease in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun.