Nigeria confirms five new coronavirus cases, first in Rivers

By Oluwadamilare Emmanuel On Mar 26, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed five new cases of coronavirus in Lagos, Rivers, and Abuja, taking the national total to 51.

NCDC recorded two cases in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, two cases in Lagos and one case in Rivers State.

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

3 are returning travellers into Nigeria & 2 are close contacts of a confirmed case

As at 11:25 pm 25th March, there are

51 confirmed cases
2 discharged
1 death pic.twitter.com/DmJ47wntZ6
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 25, 2020

For a breakdown of cases by states in real time, please see https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet

Currently;
Lagos- 32
FCT- 10
Ogun- 3
Ekiti- 1
Oyo- 1
Edo- 1
Bauchi-1
Osun-1
Rivers-1

Total: 51 confirmed cases#COVID19Nigeria
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 25, 2020

Coronavirus Rivers State