Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has confirmed the first case of Coronavirus during a media briefing in Makurdi, the state capital.
The Coronavirus case is a recent returnee from the United Kingdom and she is quarantined at the Isolation Centre of the Benue State University Teaching Hospital Makurdi.
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Authorities in the state have commenced immediate tracing of contacts of the index Coronavirus case.
Meanwhile, Governor Ortom has ordered the closure of all markets in Benue State with effect from Monday
Coronavirus has now spread to 11 states in the country bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 82.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
