National centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed two new cases of coronavirus in Ebonyi state rising the total cases to be seven in the state (7) Afriupdate Reports.
David Umahi, governor of the state, on Friday said the cases were a couple, who recently came into the state despite restrictions on movement.
In his report,
“The man and wife have tested positive for Coronavirus.
“The man is 26 years old while the wife is 19 years old and they are from Ezza Inyimagu in Ekwulegu community in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
“They have been moved to the treatment centre but no cause for alarm, we are on top of the situation.”
Nigeria, on Friday, recorded 386 cases of COVID-19, its highest daily figure since the country recorded its first case in February.
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), with Friday’s figure, the total tally of infected people in the country rose to 3,912 from 3,526 and Ebonyi rose to seven (7) from five – 5) reported on Thursday evening.
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