The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed two (2) new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria; one case in FCT, Abuja and one in Bauchi State.

One of the latest cases has a travel history to Germany and and the other one came back from the United Kingdom.

As at 06:25 pm on March 24th, 2020, there are forty four (44) confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria. Two (2) patients have been discharged, with one (1) death.

See the NCDC tweet below for confirmation:

2 new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in Nigeria: 1 in FCT and 1 in Bauchi

The cases have travel history to Germany and the UK.

As at 06:25 pm on 24th March, there are 44 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria. 2 have been discharged with 1 death pic.twitter.com/JbCVwSrxFd

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 24, 2020

Currently, for a breakdown of coronavirus cases by Nigeria states and the FCT:
Lagos- 29
FCT- 8
Ogun- 3
Ekiti- 1
Oyo- 1
Edo- 1
Bauchi-1

Total: 44 confirmed cases

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Justin Nwosu is the founder and publisher of Flavision. His core interest is in writing unbiased news about Nigeria in particular and Africa in general. He’s a strong adherent of investigative journalism, with a bent on exposing corruption, abuse of power and societal ills.