Health authorities in Lagos, Nigeria’s economic hub, has confirmed a new case of coronavirus in the state, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to three.
Akin Abayomi, the state’s commissioner of health, disclosed this at a press conference here on Tuesday.
The infected, a 30-year-old Nigerian female who returned from the United Kingdom on Friday, observed self-isolation, developed symptoms and tested positive.
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control in a statement on Tuesday also confirmed the new case, saying that contact tracing has started to identify all persons the patient has been in contact with since her return to Nigeria. Enditem