The Ministry of Health in Lagos State has announced that 3 new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in the state on Monday, March 23.
The cases were confirmed by the ministry via its official Twitter handle @LSMOH at about 1:30 pm on Monday.
The ministry said; “3 new #COVID19 cases confirmed in Lagos, two of which were UK returnees, while the third cases returned from Ukraine.
See details of the cases below;
#COVID19Lagos Updates
3 new #COVID19 cases confirmed in Lagos
*️⃣1st case, a Ukrainian 🇺🇦 who arrived Nigeria on the 15/03/2020 via a vessel.
*️⃣2nd case, a UK based 🇳🇬 who arrived on 20/03/2020 via BA75
*️⃣3rd case a UK based🇳🇬 who arrived Lagos on 13/03/2020 via TK625@NCDCgov pic.twitter.com/8btxOgAm08
— LSMOH (@LSMOH) March 23, 2020
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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed the first death of COVID-19 in Nigerian.
According to reports, the deceased who died from the deadly Coronavirus disease is a 67-year-old man who reportedly arrived the country from UK where he had undergone an undisclosed medical procedure.
Upon his return, he was diagnosed with COVID-19. The 67-year-old man had underlying medical conditions- multiple myeloma, diabetes and was undergoing chemotherapy according to the Nation.