By Comrade Nnadi Goodluck
On Wednesday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced that coronavirus has officially entered Akwa Ibom State with 5 confirmed cases.
Below is the statement from NCDC.
“Twenty-three new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 9 in Lagos, 7 in the FCT, 5 in Akwa Ibom, 1 in Kaduna and 1 in Bauchi State.
“As at 08:00 pm 1st April there are 174 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Nine have been discharged with two deaths.” The statement read.