Edo State has recorded the first case of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in southern Nigeria, bringing the total of COVID-19 cases in the country to 35, following confirmation of new cases elsewhere on Monday.
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), adding to the Edo State case, two new cases were confirmed in the federal capital territory (FCT), Abuja and another two new cases were confirmed in Lagos State, where the pandemic first arrived in the country.
Of the five new cases confirmed in Edo, FCT and Lagos, 2 are returning travellers from the United Kingdom (UK).
As at 09:45 am on 23rd March, there are now 35 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria, with 2 having been discharged after they recovered from the virus.
TNG learnt the case in Edo is being treated at Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital; cases in the FCT are being treated at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH), Gwagwalada; and the cases in Lagos State are being treated at the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH), Yaba.
All five new cases, according to the NCDC, have mild to moderate symptoms and are currently receiving treatment.
A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities, the NCDC said.