Nigeria records second death from Coronavirus as cases rise to 131

Nigerian Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire has confirmed that the nation has confirmed its second fatality death from coronavirus (COVID-19).

The Minister announced this on Monday during the Presidential Task Force Briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

He said, “Till date, three persons have been discharged after successful treatment. But sadly, another fatality was recorded over the weekend in the person of a patient who had severe underlying illnesses.

“We have intensified contact tracing and our strategy remains to promptly detect cases, isolate them, and follow up with their contacts and also isolate and treat, in order to reduce the spread of the infection” Ehanire added.

In a tweet on its official handle later in the day, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced twenty new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria, noting that 13 of the cases were confirmed in Lagos State, four in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), two in Kaduna State, and one in Oyo State.

“Twenty new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 13 in Lagos, 4 in FCT, 2 in Kaduna and 1 in Oyo State,” the NCDC tweeted.

“As at 09:00 pm 30th March there are 131 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria with 2 deaths.”