Doris Obinna, Lagos
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed that Nigeria has currently recorded 26 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
“As at 08:05 am on March 22, there are 26 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country. Of the 26 confirmed cases, two have been discharged with no death.”
In a current breakdown by the NCDC, states which have records of confirmed cases of coronavirus are: Lagos (19), FCT (3), Ogun (2), Ekiti (1) and Oyo (1).
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This is coming as the Federal Ministry of Health on Sunday announced three more cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
The Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, who further confirmed this, said Lagos has three new cases.
“One of the three new patients is a 51-year-old Briton who arrived Nigeria March 8 aboard BA75 flight. The second is a Nigerian on connecting flight KL0582 London Amsterdam / KL0587 Amsterdam – Lagos, March 14, while the third case is a 65-year-old US citizen who arrived in Lagos about 6 weeks ago.
While urging the public to remember to practice social distancing, the commissioner said: “Wash hands with soap under running water or use hand sanitizer often, maintain good personal and environmental hygiene and call 08000CORONA for advice.”
