First COVID-19 death recorded in Nigeria

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced the first case of COVID-19 death in the country.

In a tweet on Monday, the centre said the victim was a 67-year-old man who returned to Nigeria following medical treatment in the UK.

“He had underlying medical conditions- multiple myeloma & diabetes & was undergoing chemotherapy,” it said.