BREAKING: Coronavirus suspected cases rise to 19

The number of suspected cases of coronavirus has jumped to 19 in Nigeria.

This is coming from the Honourable Commissioner for Health of Lagos State, Professor Akin Abayomi who made the announcement this afternoon.

Out of the 19 suspected cases and contacts of the new cases announced yesterday, 4 turned out positive for the virus.

Giving a breakdown of the positive cases, Abayomi said a contact of the 3rd case that came from the UK (One of the new cases announced yesterday) was positive.

A female Nigerian who returned to Nigeria from France via Istanbul on a Turkish flight number TK1830 on the 14th of March, 2020, also tested positive as well.

The last positive case was a Nigerian male in his 50s who never traveled anywhere but tested positive for the virus and has been admitted.

?A female Nigerian who returned to Nigeria from France via Istanbul on a Turkish flight number TK1830 on the 14th of March, 2020,
?A Nigerian male in his 50s never traveled anywhere presented with symptoms and was tested positive of the virus and has been admitted pic.twitter.com/SOCBjVg8Xl

— Prof. Akin Abayomi (@ProfAkinAbayomi) March 19, 2020