Breaking! 27 total cases of Coronovirus (COVID-19) recorded in Nigeria

As at 11 am on Sunday 22nd March 2020, it was announced that Nigeria now has 27 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus with 2 discharged cases.

Recall that not long ago, four new cases were confirmed, which brought the total confirmed cases in Nigeria to 12 and then,  the number climbed to 22 as 10 more cases were confirmed.

According to the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC), nine of the 10 cases have travel history outside Nigeria in the last week. The 10th case was in close contact with a confirmed case.

At present, the NCDC took to their official Twitter page to announce that Nigeria now has 27 confirmed cases.

“One new case of #COVID19 has been confirmed in FCT, Nigeria. As at 11:00 am on the 22nd of March, there are 27 confirmed of #COVID19 in Nigeria. Of the 27 confirmed cases, 2 have been discharged with no death case, ”

According to the NCDC, the breakdown of cases by states are: Lagos- 19, FCT- 4, Ogun- 2, Ekiti- 1, Oyo- 1, Total: 27 confirmed cases