Nigeria Records Four New Cases Of Coronavirus COVID-19, Total Now 40

Nigeria has recorded four new cases of coronavirus with three recorded in Lagos and one in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

In a statement on Monday night, Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said that two of these cases are returning travellers.

As at 11.00 p.m. on Monday, there are 40 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria. Two of them have been discharged with one death recorded.

Of the 40 confirmed cases, Lagos now has 28, Abuja has 7, Ogun has 2 cases, Ekiti, Oyo and Edo states have 1 case each.

Four new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in Nigeria. 3 are in Lagos State and 1 in FCT

Two of these cases are returning travellers

As at 11:00pm on the 23rd of March, there are 40 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria. 2 have been discharged with 1 death recorded pic.twitter.com/cR94MO6xnC

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 23, 2020