National Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed five new cases of Coronavirus disease, bringing the number of infected persons to 35 across the country.
Giving the breakdown on their Twitter handle, the NCDC said two cases were in Abuja, another two in Lagos and one case was also confirmed in Edo State.
“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,” the centre wrote.
