Nigeria Records First COVID19 Death As NCDC Confirms 36 Cases
The Nigeria Centre for Diseases Control moments ago confirmed 5 new cases of persons that tested positive to corona virus and one death.
According to NCDC official statement, the first death is a 67years old who just returned home after a medical procedure in the UK. It was reported that he had underlying medical conditions which is multiple Muslims & diabetes and was undergoing chemotherapy.
NCDC also confirmed that 36 cases has been reported with 33 active patients, 2 discharged and one death. The statement further gave a breakdown of cases by States, see below for the real time update on patients in each State;
Lagos- 25
FCT- 6
Ogun- 2
Ekiti- 1
Oyo- 1
Edo- 1
Total: 36.