Lagos Coronavirus Update: Ukrainian, 2 UK-based Nigerians are 3 new cases

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, has announced that one Ukrainian national and two UK-based Nigerians make up the three new cases of coronavirus recorded in the state earlier today Monday, March 23, 2020.

The three new cases earlier announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) bring the total number of confirmed cases in Lagos State to 25 – 23 active cases and 2 discharged cases.

The first of the three new cases, a Ukrainian was said to have arrived Nigeria on March 15, 2020, ostensibly by water.

The second and third cases both UK-based Nigerians, according to a tweet by Prof Abayomi, arrived Nigeria on March 20, 2020 via British Airways and March 13, 2020 via Turkish Airlines, respectively.

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Prof Abayomi’s tweet:

#COVID19Lagos Updates
3 new #COVID19 cases confirmed in Lagos
*️⃣1st case, a Ukrainian 🇺🇦 who arrived Nigeria on the 15/03/2020 via a vessel.
*️⃣2nd case, a UK based 🇳🇬 who arrived on 20/03/2020 via BA75
*️⃣3rd case a UK based🇳🇬 who arrived Lagos on 13/03/2020 via TK625@NCDCgov pic.twitter.com/YGZC6bJE6f

— Prof. Akin Abayomi (@ProfAkinAbayomi) March 23, 2020