JUST IN: Nigeria’s covid-19 toll rises to 35 as NCDC confirms 5 new cases

Nigeria has confirmed five new cases of coronavirus

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made the confirmation in a post on Monday morning on its official Twitter handle. This brings the total number of patients with disease to 35

The post read:

“Five new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in Nigeria: 2 in FCT, 2 in Lagos & 1 in Edo. 2 cases are returning travellers from the UK

“As at 09:45 am on 23rd March, there are 35 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria. 2 have been discharged.”