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Enugu records first coronavirus case, 81 now in Nigeria
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Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, NCDC boss (LinkedIn)
Enugu in southeast Nigeria, has been added to states with confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Africa's most populous nation.
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The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 11 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country.
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8 of those cases are in Lagos, 2 in Enugu and 1 in Edo State.
It’s the first time coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Nigeria’s landlocked southeast region.
“As at 11:55pm 27th March, there are 81 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 3 have been discharged with 1 death,” the NCDC added.
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Nigeria’s confirmed Covid-19 cases have now been spread among 10 states as follows:
- Lagos- 52
- FCT- 14
- Ogun- 3
- Ekiti- 1
- Oyo- 3
- Edo- 2
- Bauchi- 2
- Osun-1
- Rivers-1
- Enugu- 2
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