Today, NCDC was part of the press briefing by the Presidential Task Force on Coronavirus convened by @OfficialOSGFNG to provide updates on #COVID19Nigeria.

As at today, 174 confirmed cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in #Nigeria with 9 discharged cases and 2 deaths

“With the expanded national case definition & addition of two new laboratories to test for #COVID19 in Ibadan & Ebonyi States, the national testing capacity is now at 1,500 a day.

I applaud all our health workers & emergency responders in this critical time”

~ HMH, @DrEOEhanire

“Yesterday we conducted the highest number of #COVID19 tests & recorded the highest number of positive cases in #Nigeria

We have also deployed 15 rapid response teams to support 15 states

This is the largest deployment of resources ever for an outbreak in #Nigeria”

~ @Chikwe_I