Nigeria confirms four new cases of coronavirus

The Lagos State Government on Thursday confirmed four new cases of coronavirus which were discovered, and this brings to 12 the total number of coronavirus cases in Nigeria, while one of the victims has fully recovered.

Penpushing reports that, the Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, made this known while addressing  journalists on the new cases, explaining that  19 tests were performed on suspected cases and contacts of the five cases announced on Wednesday, out of which four turned positive.

The Commissioner said, the first positive test is that of a Nigerian female who returned from France via a Turkish airline (TK 1830) on March 14, while another confirmed case is a Nigerian male in his 50s who had never travelled anywhere, but  tested positive and had since been admitted.

Penpushing further reports that, Abayomi said the third case is a Nigerian male who arrived in Nigeria on March 13, from Frankfurt, Germany on Luftansa flight LH 568, stating that, “what we have is a combination of imported cases and local transmission,” , adding that  the Ministry is currently tracking over 1,300 people in relation to Covid-19.