Coronavirus cases in Nigeria rises to 27

By : Timileyin Omilana

Date: 22 March 2020 11:51am WAT

{FILES] A Port Health Service staff member stands next to a thermal scanner as passengers arrive at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria, on January 27, 2019. - The Port Health Services Unit of the Federal Ministry of Health in Nigeria has been placed on alert and has heightened screening measures at the points of entry to screen travellers arriving the country. (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP)

Nigeria has recorded another one positive case of coronavirus.

“One new case of #COVID19 has been confirmed in FCT, Nigeria,” National Center for Disease Control said on Sunday morning.

“As at 11:00 am on the 22nd of March, there are 27 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria,” it added
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The confirmation comes few hours after the Oyo State governor confirmed an index case in the state and three cases were announced in Lagos State.

Nigeria now has a total of 27 cases of coronavirus in the country.