By our reporter| The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday confirmed that the number of cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria has risen to 35.
The health agency confirmed the five new cases in its latest update on the disease as of 9:45 am on March 23, 2020.
A breakdown of the figure shows that two cases were confirmed in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Lagos respectively, while one case was confirmed in Edo State.
Of the total figure, Lagos State has 24 confirmed cases while the FCT have recorded 6 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Ogun State has confirmed two cases while Ekiti, Oyo, and Edo States have recorded one case each.
In tweets on its verified handle on Monday, the NCDC explained that 33 of the confirmed cases were active while the other two had been discharged.
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