The number of infected people with COVID-19 in Nigeria has surged up to 65 as the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, confirmed 14 new cases on Thursday.
12 fresh cases were recorded in Lagos State,1 in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and 1 in Bauchi State.
NCDC made this announcement on its official twitter handle on Thursday.
The agency tweeted:
“Of the 14, 6 were detected on a vessel, 3 are returning travellers & 2 are close contacts of confirmed cases.
“As at 7:35 pm 26th March, there are 65 confirmed, cases 3 discharged, 1 death.
“Currently; Lagos- 44 FCT- 12 Ogun- 3 Ekiti- 1 Oyo- 1 Edo- 1 Bauchi-1 Osun-1 Rivers-1 Total: 65 confirmed cases.”
14 new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in Nigeria: 2 in FCT, 12 in Lagos
Of the 14, 6 were detected on a vessel, 3 are returning travellers into Nigeria & 1 is close contact of a confirmed case
As at 7:35 pm 26th March, there are
65 confirmed cases
3 discharged
1 death pic.twitter.com/123vN6oNEB
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 26, 2020
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