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Coronavirus has spread to nine states in Nigeria.&nbsp;

Coronavirus cases rise to 51 as NCDC confirms 5 new cases in 3 states | Pulse Nigeria

Bayo Wahab

<h1>The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed five new cases of coronavirus in Lagos, Rivers and Abuja.</h1>

<p>According to the NCDC, three out of the five cases are returning travellers into Nigeria while the remaining two are close contacts of a confirmed case.</p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Five new cases of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#COVID19</a> have been confirmed in Nigeria: 2 in FCT, 2 in Lagos &amp; 1 in Rivers<br><br>3 are returning travellers into Nigeria &amp; 2 are close contacts of a confirmed case<br><br>As at 11:25 pm 25th March, there are<br> <br>51 confirmed cases <br>2 discharged<br>1 death <a href="https://t.co/DmJ47wntZ6">pic.twitter.com/DmJ47wntZ6</a></p>&mdash; NCDC (@NCDCgov) <a href="https://twitter.com/NCDCgov/status/1242941046474055681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 25, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p>This has brought the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 51.</p>

<p>The virus has now spread to nine states.&nbsp;</p>

<p>As at 11:25 pm on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, there are 32 cases in Lagos; 10 in Abuja; 3 in Ogun, while Ekiti, Oyo, Edo, Bauchi, Osun and Rivers state have one case each.</p>

<p>So far, only <a data-link-role-code="none" href="https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/coronavirus-nigeria-records-1st-death/np0zy2h">one death has been recorded.</a></p>