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Edo Gets First Covid-19 Case As Total Rises To 35

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March 23, 2020

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The first case of the coronavirus pandemic touched down in Edo State on Monday as five new cases of the virus were reported. Two of the five cases were each reported in Lagos and Abuja.

The development brought the total number of cases in the country to 35 with two of the cases no longer active.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced the development on its Twitter handle.

@Fmohnigeria has announced 5 new cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria bringing the total number confirmed cases in Nigeria to 8

All 5 cases had a travel history to the UK/USA

We urge Nigerians to remain calm as public health response activities are intensified across the country pic.twitter.com/yoKLHXoxhq
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 18, 2020

For a breakdown of cases by states in real time, please see https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet

Currently;
Lagos- 24
FCT- 6
Ogun- 2
Ekiti- 1
Oyo- 1
Edo- 1

Total: 35 confirmed cases#COVID19Nigeria
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 23, 2020

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