The National Centre for Disease Control says Nigeria has recorded eight new cases of the novel Coronavirus infection.

The agency made this known on its official twitter handle on Saturday.

In the situation report and update released by the agency, it said of the eight new cases, two are in Abuja, four in Oyo, one in Osun and one in Kaduna.

LagosTimes had reported earlier that Kaduna state governor, Nasir El Rufai tested positive for the virulent infection.Nasir El Rufai tested positive for the virulent infection.

The new cases bring the total number of coronavirus patients in Nigeria to 97.

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. pic.twitter.com/V6ygZVswko

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 28, 2020

As at 10:40 pm 28th March, there are

97 confirmed cases
1 death

For a breakdown of cases by states in real time, please see https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet

Currently;
Lagos- 59
FCT- 16
Ogun- 3
Enugu- 2
Ekiti- 1
Oyo- 7
Edo- 2
Bauchi- 2
Osun-2
Rivers-1
Benue- 1
Kaduna- 1

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 28, 2020