The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has on Tuesday, March 24th, 2020 confirmed two (2) new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria. One new case was recorded in Lagos State and another case in Ogun State.

The NCDC disclosed that one of the two case is a returning traveler, while the second case had contact with a previously-confirmed case.

As at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, March 24th, 2020, there are a total of forty two (42) confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria, with two (2) patients discharged, and 1 death.

The NCDC said this in a tweet, via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov:

2 new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in Nigeria. 1 is in Lagos State & 1 in Ogun

One case is a returning traveler. The second case is contact of a previously confirmed case

As at 1pm on March 24, there are 42 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria-2 discharged, 1 death pic.twitter.com/buVcnpdFTQ

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 24, 2020

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