COVID-19:  Nigeria now has 343 as five states record 20 new infections

Confirmed cases of coronavirus in Nigeria have increased to 343 in Nigeria after 20 new infections were recorded on Monday.

Of the 20 new cases, 13 were recorded in Lagos State, two in Edo, two in Kano, two in Ogun and one in Ondo.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known via its Twitter handle on Monday.

Before the NCDC’s announcement, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), announced the extension of the lockdown order in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun State in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus in Nigeria.

In a nationwide broadcast on Monday, the president extended the restriction by 14 days, saying the decision was a difficult one for his regime.

Buhari said the initial lockdown helped Nigeria in its fight against the coronavirus.