The number of coronavirus cases in Nigeria is rising by the day as the country has recorded ten new positive cases, bringing the total number of cases to 22.
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, made the scary confirmation on Saturday.
“Nigeria has recorded 10 new cases of #COVID19 in Lagos and FCT,” the minister said in a tweet. “That is a total of 22 cases in Nigeria.”
According to the minister, Lagos has 16 cases, while the FCT has three cases.
Ogun state and Ekiti also have two and one cases respectively.
“Two have been discharged,” the Minister said. “All cases are clinically stable and receiving adequate care.”
All ten new cases are Nigerian nationals and nine of them have a travel history to Canada, France, Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom, the Minister said.
The 10th case is a close contact of a previously confirmed case.
The three cases in Abuja are being treated at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH), Gwagwalada, while the seven new cases in Lagos are being managed at the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH), Yaba.
“All ten new cases have mild to moderate symptoms and are currently receiving treatment,” Dr Ehanire said.