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Nigeria Confirms Two New Cases Of Coronavirus COVID-19, Total Now 46

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed two new coronavirus cases in Lagos and Osun states.

In a Tweet on Wednesday morning, NCDC said the cases are travellers who returned to the country.

It did not give further details on where they returned from. This brings the total number of cases in the country to 46.

“Two new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in Nigeria: 1 in Lagos and 1 in Osun. Both cases are returning travellers to Nigeria in the last 7 days,” the centre tweeted.

“As at 07:00 am 25th March, there are 46 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria. 2 have been discharged with 1 death.”

Tobias Sylvester

Tobias Sylvester is the news editor for Kanyi Daily News and is based in Lagos. Contact Tobias at editor@kanyidaily.com. Got a confidential tip? Submit it here

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