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March 9, 2020
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC says  about 23 suspected cases of Corona virus, COVID-19 have been identified in Edo, Lagos, Ogun, Kano states and Abuja out of which one was confirmed positive “index case” with no death.
TheCentre’s Director General Chikwe Ihekweazu announced this while speaking inAbuja, adding that as at March 7, there was no new confirmed case of COVID-19in the country.
Thisis the eighth national situation report, following the confirmation of thefirst case of COVID-19 disease in the country on February 27th.
Ihekweazu said a total of 219 contacts were identified, including contacts from hotel, workplace and healthcare workers, stressing that there is no new contacts that have been reported in Lagos and Ogun states.
He said the confirmed case is clinically stable at the designated treatment facility for COVID-19 at the Infectious Disease Hospital in Lagos.