Nigeria Records 5 New Cases Of Coronavirus, Total Cases Now 35

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed five new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

The new cases were confirmed on Monday, 23rd March on the official Twitter handle if the NCDC.

The new cases include two in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), two in Lagos state and one in Edo state.

Two of the cases are returning travellers from the United Kingdom.

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 pic.twitter.com/brTI9PFsYH

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 23, 2020

The confirmation brings to 35, the number of confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria. Two of the cases have been treated and discharged.