The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 10 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country.
The confirmed cases are three in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and seven in Lagos, putting Nigeria’s confirmed cases at 184.
Meanwhile, Director General of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the agency had started to see early signs of community transmission of COVID-19.
Ihekweazu said the lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and the FCT would be helpful as the NCDC continued to intensify efforts to detect and confirm cases of COVID-19.
He disclosed that the agency had the largest number of positive cases on Wednesday, including the largest number of people tested.
The DG said that 71 per cent of all the 5,000 contacts they were tracing had been reached.
“Lagos has been transformational in this area. Tracing Teams have been able to take advantage of the restrictions to move very quickly in Lagos to reach all those listed,” he said.
He noted that the NCDC now had 15 Rapid Response Teams deployed in 15 states for COVID-19.
