Nigeria Records 195 New Coronavirus Cases, 80 cases in Lagos nigeria new cases Africa Records 1100 Coronavirus Cases, 42 Countries Affected Lagos Four New Cases of Coronavirus Increases Nigeria's Victims to 12 covid-19 covid19

Four New Cases of Coronavirus Increase Nigerian Victims to 12

The Lagos State Ministry of Health said four new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the state bringing to 12 the total number of coronavirus cases in Nigeria. One of the 12 victims recovered and now tests positive.

The federal government had on Wednesday announced five new cases of coronavirus disease in the country, in addition to the existing cases.

The Lagos state Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, addressed journalists on the new cases on Thursday at the state secretariat.

Four New Cases of Coronavirus Increases Nigeria's Victims to 12
Akin Aboyomi – Lagos state commissioner for health

He said 19 tests were performed on suspected cases and contacts of the five cases announced on Wednesday, out of which four turned positive.

The first positive test is that of a Nigerian female who returned from France via a Turkish airline (TK 1830) on March 14.

Another confirmed case is a Nigerian male in his 50s who had never travelled anywhere. He tested positive and had since been admitted.

Mr Abayomi said the third case is a Nigerian male who arrived in Nigeria on March 13, from Frankfurt, Germany on Luftansa flight LH 568.

“What we have is a combination of imported cases and local transmission,” Mr Abayomi said.

He added that the ministry is currently tracking over 1,300 people in relation to Covid-19.

This article is fact-checked.

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