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4 new coronavirus cases confirmed in Abuja and Lagos

President Muhammadu Buhari and the Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu. [Twitter/@BashirAhmaad]
President Muhammadu Buhari and the Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu. [Twitter/@BashirAhmaad]
Nigeria now has 139 confirmed coronavirus cases.
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The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced four new novel coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in Lagos and Abuja.

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“Four new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 3 in the FCT and 1 in Lagos.

“As at 08:00 pm 31st March there are 139 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Nine have been discharged with two deaths,” the NCDC shared in a tweet.

Nigeria’s confirmed coronavirus cases are currently spread across 12 states as follows: 

  • Lagos- 82
  • FCT- 28
  • Oyo- 8
  • Osun- 5
  • Ogun- 4
  • Kaduna- 3
  • Enugu- 2
  • Edo- 2
  • Bauchi- 2
  • Ekiti- 1
  • Rivers-1
  • Benue- 1
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The NCDC disclosed this week that it is currently tracking some 6,000 persons in Nigeria for isolation or quarantine purposes; for exposure to the virus.

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