BREAKING: Lagos confirms third case of deadly coronavirus disease

The Lagos state government has confirmed another case of deadly pandemic known as coronavirus.

The state which contained an Italian who tested positive has confirmed another case of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state, making it the third case of the disease in the state.

The state’s commissioner of health, Akin Abayomi revealed this at a press conference, on Tuesday.

The fresh case is said to be independent of Nigeria’s index case, the Italian who travelled from Milan to Lagos in February, and a 30-year-old female Nigerian who returned from the United Kingdom on March 13.

Onyxnewsng learnt that the new patient was reported to have quarantined self during which the symptoms developed.

She tested positive for the disease after tests were conducted and she is presently at a general hospital in the mainland receiving treatment.

This is coming days after the state government confirmed that the second case was now free of the virus.

Meanwhile, Twenty-seven African countries have recorded cases of COVID-19, the latest are Benin, Liberia, Somalia and Tanzania.