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New coronavirus cases confirmed in Nigeria, number hits 40
The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed new case of coronavirus in Nigeria.
The update was posted on NCDC Twitter, Monday night.
“Four new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in Nigeria. 3 are in Lagos State and 1 in FCT. Two of these cases are returning travellers
“As at 11:00pm on the 23rd of March, there are 40 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria. 2 have been discharged with 1 death recorded,” the tweet read.
The disease has been declared a global pandemic.
A former Managing Director of Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC), Suleiman Achimugu, reportedly died of coronavirus this morning.