COVID-19 - Cases Rise To 46 Across 8 States In Nigeria

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed two new cases  of COVID-19 in the Country, 1 in Lagos and 1 in Osun

This was disclosed via social media few minutes ago.

It was reported that both cases are returning travellers to Nigeria in the last 7 days

The tweet reads;

"Two new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in Nigeria: 1 in Lagos and 1 in Osun

Both cases are returning travellers to Nigeria in the last 7 days

As at 07:00 am 25th March, there are 46 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria. 2 have been discharged with 1 death".

NCDC further disclosed that,

 " A breakdown of cases by states in real time, please see https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet
Currently;
Lagos- 30
FCT- 8
Ogun- 3
Ekiti- 1
Oyo- 1
Edo- 1
Bauchi-1
Osun-1
Total: 46 confirmed cases"

It is important to note that,  self-isolation is very important especially if you have travelled in the last 14 days, or if you've had contact with a confirmed case.