The Nigerian center for disease control (NCDC) has confirmed Five new cases of coronavirus this morning on the 23rd of March 2020.
To date, there are thirty-five (35) cases that have been confirmed, two (2) cases have been discharged.
Nigeria recorded its first case of the coronavirus on February 27, 2020, an Italian man who flew into the country after a stopover in Turkey.
Five new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in Nigeria: 2 in FCT, 2 in Lagos & 1 in Edo
2 cases are returning travellers from the UK
As at 09:45 am on 23rd March, there are 35 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria. 2 have been discharged pic.twitter.com/brTI9PFsYH
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 23, 2020