The Nigerian government has confirmed four new cases of COVID-19 in the country.
These latest positive persons have brought the total number of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria to 26.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) via its official Twitter handle: @ncdcgov announced this on Sunday morning, even as it noted that two had fully recovered and had been discharged while no death had been recorded.
The tweets read, “As at 08:05 am on the 22nd of March, there are 26 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria. “Of the 26 confirmed cases, 2 have been discharged with no death.
“For a breakdown of cases by states in real time, please see http://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng “Currently, Lagos- 19; FCT- 3; Ogun- 2; Ekiti- 1; Oyo- 1. Total: 26 confirmed cases.”