The coronavirus cases in Nigeria have jumped to 97 after 8 new cases were confirmed on Saturday night by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

The NCDC tweeted: “Eight new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 2 in FCT, 4 in Oyo, 1 in Kaduna and 1 in Osun State.
As at 10:40 pm 28th March there are 97 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria with 1 death.”