The Mayor of Washington D.C., Muriel Bowser has revealed that a Nigerian who passed through the US capital city has tested positive for coronavirus in Maryland.
Bowser made the announcement at a news conference on Saturday night.
She said the Nigerian had visited Washington D.C. and tested positive later in Maryland. She noted that all his contacts are being traced in the city.
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PM News reports that Bowser had earlier announced that a man in his 50s had tested positive for coronavirus, marking the first presumptively confirmed case in the capital.