The Edo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Patrick Okundia, on his part said the state was tracing 299 persons, who came in contact with confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state.
Okundia, in an interview with journalists on Tuesday, also disclosed that the Stella Obasanjo Hospital Isolation Centre had commenced treatment for the first coronavirus (COVID-19) patient at the facility.
The NCDC on Tuesday confirmed 19 new infections, bringing the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in the country to 362.
The NCDC via its twitter handle, @NCDCgov, said 14 new cases were recorded in Lagos, two in FCT, one in Kano and one in Akwa Ibom.
“As of 09:20pm April 14, there are 362 confirmed cases of COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 99 have been discharged with 11 deaths,” the NCDC said.
At 11pm, the NCDC tweeted, “Eleven new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Lagos State. As at 11pm 14th April there were 373 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 99 have been discharged with 11 deaths.”
