Breaking: NCDC confirms 30 cases of COVID19 in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has said that Nigeria now has thirty confirmed cases of Coronavirus called COVID19.
The NCDC made this known on Sunday through its Twitter handle, adding, “there are now 30 cases in Nigeria.
The NCDC also said that three new cases were discovered in Lagos and that the two of the case were returning travellers while the other was a contact case
Three new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in Lagos, Nigeria
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 22, 2020
2 cases are returning travellers and 1 is a contact of a confirmed case.
As at 05:28 pm on the 22nd of March, there are 30 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria. 2 have been discharged with no deaths. pic.twitter.com/UQVYdkE9Xk
As at 8am on Sunday, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) had confirmed four new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Lagos and Oyo States.
NCDC said “there are now 26 cases in Nigeria, two cases discharged and no death from COVID-19 in Nigeria.
“One new case of #COVID19 has been confirmed in Oyo State, Nigeria. As at 08:05a.m on the 22nd of March, there are 26 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria.
“Of the 26 confirmed cases, two have been discharged with no death,” the centre said.
It added that the remaining three new cases were in Lagos, and were being treated at the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba.
NCDC said that the three cases reported in Lagos State have travel history to high-risk countries in the last seven days.
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It said that it was working closely with Lagos State Ministry of Health to identify and follow up with contacts, adding that travellers that returned to Nigeria from any country in the last 14 days, should stay in self-isolation
NCDC noted that there are currently 19 cases on Lagos; three in Abuja, two in Ogun, one in Ekiti and one in Oyo State.
