Coronavirus infects 14 members out of 27 members of the Imo House of Assembly have tested positive for coronavirus.
One member tested positive last week, leading to the closure of the assembly.
Spokesman for the State Task Force on COVID-19, Chinedu Iwuala, confirmed the 13 new cases.
Iwuala told Channels TV that the infected lawmakers have gone into self-isolation.
After the first lawmaker was diagnosed with the virus, the Assembly Complex in Owerri was shut.
The assembly will now remain indefinitely shut down.
