Abuja Confirms One New Case Of Coronavirus, Total In Nigeria Rises To 27

Nigeria has recorded another one positive case of coronavirus in Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on her official twitter handle on Sunday morning.

This brings the total figure of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 27, with no death recorded so far.

Of the 27 confirmed cases, 19 are in Lagos state, 4 in Abuja FCT, 2 in Ogun state, 1 in Ekiti and Oyo states respectively.

Two have fully recovered and been discharged, including the Italian index case.

One new case of #COVID19 has been confirmed in FCT, Nigeria

As at 11:00 am on the 22nd of March, there are 27 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria

Of the 27 confirmed cases, 2 have been discharged with no death pic.twitter.com/Taxi37NzjW

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 22, 2020