Nigeria’s coronavirus cases now 40
23 March 2020 |
10:15 pm
Four new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in Nigeria. Out of the four new cases, 3 are in Lagos State, 1 new case was recorded in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This brought confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria to 40 out of which 2 have been discharged with 1 death. According to the…
Four new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in Nigeria.
Out of the four new cases, 3 are in Lagos State, 1 new case was recorded in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
This brought confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria to 40 out of which 2 have been discharged with 1 death.
According to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), two of these cases are returning travellers
A breakdown of cases by states as at 11:00 pm on the 23rd of March, 2020, showed that Lagos had 28, Abuja 7, Ogun 2, Ekiti 1
Oyo 1 and Edo 1.
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