Two new cases of coronovirus have been confirmed in Nigeria, raising the figure in the country to 42.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, announced the latest cases on its Twitter handle, @NCDCgov, on Tuesday.
“2 new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in Nigeria. 1 is in Lagos State & 1 in Ogun.
“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,” the tweet reads.