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Ogun State, where the index coronavirus patient in Nigeria was discovered, has recorded another case of the infection.
The case was among the latest two confirmed by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control in a tweet this afternoon.
The number of confirmed cases in Nigeria is now 42.
See tweet:
2 new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in Nigeria. 1 is in Lagos State & 1 in Ogun
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 24, 2020
One case is a returning traveler. The second case is contact of a previously confirmed case
As at 1pm on March 24, there are 42 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria-2 discharged, 1 death pic.twitter.com/buVcnpdFTQ
