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Two Die From COVID-19 As 20 New Cases Emerge

Ondo Gets First Case

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4 years ago

April 4, 2020

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By GWG Staff

The COVID-19 pandemic in the country escalated on Friday with the revelation that the mortality rate doubled with two new deaths recorded in Lagos and Edo even as the number of positive cases climbed by 20 to 210.

Even more, the pandemic touched ground in Ondo State where the state recorded its first incident.

The new cases according to a late-night tweet on Friday by the National Centre for Disease Control, NCDC were recorded in Lagos with 3; FCT 3, Edo 2, Osun 1 and Ondo 1.

The NCDC tweeted thus:

Twenty new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 11 in Lagos, 3 in the FCT, 3 in Edo, 2 in Osun & 1 in Ondo

Two new deaths have been recorded in Lagos and Edo State

As at 10:30 pm 3rd April there are 210 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. pic.twitter.com/YzXdfxXPTe
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 3, 2020

Before the NCDC announced the new figures, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State had tweeted thus:

We have just received confirmation of our first positive #COVIDー19 case in Ondo State this evening. The infected person is currently under isolation and will be monitored. We have activated all necessary protocol to locate all contacts and will be working closely with @NCDCgov.
— Arakunrin Akeredolu (@RotimiAkeredolu) April 3, 2020