Breaking: Five New Cases Of Coronavirus Confirmed In Nigeria

Five new cases of the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19, have been confirmed in Nigeria.

This was disclosed via the official twitter handle of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

Five new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in Nigeria: 2 in FCT, 2 in Lagos & 1 in Edo

2 cases are returning travellers from the UK

As at 09:45 am on 23rd March, there are 35 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria. 2 have been discharged pic.twitter.com/brTI9PFsYH

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 23, 2020

According to the NCDC, 2 of the cases are in Lagos State, 2 in the FCT and 1 in Edo State.

The NCDC also stated that 2 of the cases are returning travellers from the UK.

This brings the number of cases confirmed in Nigeria to 35. The breakdown shows that Lagos has 24 cases, FCT 6, Ogun 2, Ekiti 1, Oyo 1, and  Edo 1.