3 Lagos returnees test positive for coronavirus in Abia

Coronavirus COVID-19

Three Lagos returnees have tested positive for coronavirus in Abia State, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu said on Monday.

The latest cases in the state were announced on Sunday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

Mr Ikpeazu said in a press conference that the patients have been admitted at the state’s isolation centre and that health officers in the state have begun contact tracing.

The state now has five COVID-19 patients overall.