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The Nigerian government has announced that the country now has 10 new cases of confirmed COVID-19.
The federal government disclosed that of the 10 new cases, seven are in Lagos State, while three are in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
According to a statement by the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, all the 10 new cases are Nigerian nationals and that nine of them returned from Canada and European countries while the 10th person is a contact of a former confirmed case.
The statement reads in part, “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, Abuja.
“All 10 new cases have mild to moderate symptoms and are currently receiving treatment.”
The 10 new cases bring the total number of confirmed cases of CORONAVIRUS in Nigeria to 22.
