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COVID-19 OUTBREAK IN NIGERIA

COVID-19 OUTBREAK IN NIGERIA
Situation Report
S/N: 023
Date: 22nd March 2020
Disclaimer – The information contained in this document is confidential, privileged and only for the intended recipient and may not be used, published or redistributed to the public
HIGHLIGHTS
This is the 23rd national situation report, following confirmation of the first case of coronavirus disease 
(COVID-19) in Nigeria on 27th February 2020. The data in this report is as at 12 midnight on 
22/03/2020
• On the 22nd of March 2020, five new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Nigeria
• Four of the five new cases have travel history to high risk countries. The fifth case is a contact of a confirmed case
• All new cases were reported from FCT (1), Lagos (3) and Oyo (1) State
• As at 22nd March 2020, a total of 152 persons have been screened for COVID-19 (5 new) in 15 States (Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, FCT, Kano, Katsina, Lagos, Nasarawa, Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, Rivers and Yobe) out of which 30 were confirmed positive
• The 30 confirmed cases are in five States (Ekiti, FCT, Lagos, Ogun and Oyo); two cases have been discharged, 28 currently on admission and there has been no death from COVID-19 in Nigeria 
• The National EOC is working with affected State EOCs to identify contacts of the new confirmed  cases 
• Screening has been heightened at all air, land and sea points of entry into Nigeria 
• A cumulative total of 3,556 passengers of interest (POI) identified, and being monitored 
• A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at level 3, continues to  coordinate national response activities
Table1: Situational Update (As at 21
st of March 2020)
* 54 African countries
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION
• Five new confirmed cases as at 22
nd March include:
• 42-year old Nigerian, who returned to Nigeria from UK on 11th March
• 67-year old Nigerian, who returned to Nigeria from UK on 9th March
• 52-year old Nigerian, who returned to Nigeria from Dubai 2 weeks ago
• 55-year old Nigerian, an asymptomatic contact of a previously confirmed case
• 33-year old Nigerian, who returned to Nigeria from USA on 8th March
Table 2: Summary of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria
MAJOR RESPONSE ACTIVITIES
• Deployment of Rapid Response Team (RRT) to support FCT
• Six laboratories with PCR testing capacity to be assessed and added to existing laboratory 
network for COVID-19 sample testing 
• Daily EOC meetings held at NCDC, Lagos, Ekiti and FCT
• Contact tracing of new confirmed cases commenced 
• All education materials can be found via www.covid19.ncdc.gov.ng

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