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Nigeria records 10 new cases of Coronavirus; 3 in Abuja, 7 in Lagos totaling 22
Nigeria’s confirmed cases of the deadly COVID-19 disease, also known as Coronavirus, has risen to 22 as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the Federal Ministry of Health on Saturday reported that three new cases were recorded in Abuja and seven in Lagos.
According to the NCDC in a tweet on its Twitter handle, the patients had been quarantined.
The statement read in part: “The Federal Ministry of Health has confirmed 10 new cases of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria. Three new cases in the Federal Capital Territory and seven new cases in Lagos State.
“This brings the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 22. All 10 new cases are Nigerian nationals. Nine of them have travel history to Canada, France, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom.
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“They returned to the country in the last one week. The 10th case is a close contact of a previously confirmed case. The three cases in the FCT are being treated at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, while the seven new cases in Lagos are being treated at the Infectious Disease Hospital, Lagos.
“All 10 new cases have mild to moderate symptoms and are currently receiving treatment.”
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