The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced that three new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been recorded in Lagos.
The centre confirmed this on Sunday morning via Twitter.
It wrote: “Three new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in #Nigeria. As at 06:45am on the 22nd of March, there are 25 confirmed cases of #COVID19 recorded in Nigeria.
“Of the 25 confirmed cases, 2 have been discharged, with no death.
“All 3 cases were reported in Lagos State, & have travel history to high-risk countries in the last 7 days.
“We’re working closely with @LSMOH to identify & follow up with contacts.”
Meanwhile, Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Sunday morning, also confirmed in a statement the first case of the virus in the state.
The statement read, “The COVID-19 confirmation test for the suspected case at Bodija has come back positive. The result was released at 17:35pm of March 21, 2020.
“A follow-up on the Ekiti COVID-19 case revealed that the deceased was picked up directly from Lagos Airport to a private apartment in Ona Ara Local Government Area.
“The health authorities have contacted the family concerned and the community has been alerted for intensified contact tracing and self-isolation of identified close contacts. The information given that he stayed in some hotels in Ibadan has been found to be false.
“Another returnee from Texas, USA, has also been identified at Oluyole Local Government Area. She has been kept in self-isolation with close monitoring by the State Epidemiological Team. All recent returnees are again urged to identify themselves to Ministry Officials and self-isolate for 14 days.”
There are now 26 confirmed cases of the virus in Nigeria.
