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Nigeria reports first COVID-19 death

NITN | @notintownlive | 23 Mar 2020, 10:09 am

Nigeria reports first COVID-19 death

Lagos/Xinhua/UNI: Health authorities in Nigeria on Monday said the first COVID-19 death has been recorded in the west African nation.

According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), the victim was a 67-year-old Nigerian male who returned after a medical procedure in Britain.

He had multiple myeloma and diabetes and was undergoing chemotherapy, the NCDC said in a statement.