Ten new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been recorded in Lagos and Abuja.
The Federal Ministry of Health and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this in a statement on Twitter on Saturday.
While seven of the cases were recorded in Lagos, 3 of the cases were recorded in Abuja, the statement read.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 22.
“The Federal Ministry of Health has confirmed 10 new cases of the Coronavirus disease ( COVID -19 ) in Nigeria. Three new cases in the Federal Capital Territory and seven new cases in Lagos State.
“This brings the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 22. All 10 new cases are Nigerian nationals. Nine of them have travel history to Canada, France, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom.
“They returned to the country in the last one week. The 10th case is a close contact of a previously confirmed case. The three cases in the FCT are being treated at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, while the seven new cases in Lagos are being treated at the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba.
“All 10 new cases have mild to moderate symptoms and are currently receiving treatment,” the statement read.
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