BREAKING: Four New Coronavirus Cases confirmed in Nigeria

By Bright Olorungbotemi

The Lagos State Government has announced four new cases of the coronavirus, COVID-19 in Nigeria.


The state’s Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, revealed this in an ongoing press conference.


The emergence of the new cases brings the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 12.

He said 19 tests were performed on suspected cases and contacts of the five cases announced on Wednesday, out of which four turned positive.

The first positive test is that of a Nigerian female who returned from France via a Turkish airline (TK 1830) on March 14.

Another confirmed case is a Nigerian male in his 50s who had never travelled anywhere. He tested positive and had since been admitted.

Mr Abayomi said the third case is a Nigerian male who arrived in Nigeria on March 13, from Frankfurt, Germany on Luftansa flight LH 568.

“What we have is a combination of imported cases and local transmission,” Mr Abayomi said.

He added that the ministry is currently tracking over 1,300 people in relation to Covid-19.