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Nigeria Records First Death From Coronavirus, A 67-Year-Old Man Who Returned From UK

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported the first confirmed death from coronavirus in the country.

NCDC shared the news on their Twitter, revealing that the deceased was a 67-year-old man with underlying medical conditions of multiple myeloma and diabetes.

He recently returned from the UK where he was undergoing a medical procedure, the NCDC revealed.

The centre had earlier in the day confirmed 36 cases of coronavirus in Nigeria.

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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