{"id":6847,"date":"2020-03-23T11:31:45","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T11:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=6847"},"modified":"2020-03-23T11:33:06","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T11:33:06","slug":"nigeria-records-first-death-from-coronavirus-in-abuja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=6847","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria records first death from Coronavirus in Abuja"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Minister-for-health.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nigeria has recorded its first death from the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has disclosed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The public health agency on its Twitter handle@NCDCgov said the first Covid-19 death was recorded in a 67 year old male who returned home following medical treatment in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the tweet, \u201cThe 1st #COVID19 death in Nigeria has been recorded. The case was a 67 year old male who returned home following medical treatment in UK<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe had underlying medical conditions- multiple myeloma and diabetes and was undergoing chemotherapy. Our thoughts are with his family,\u201d it stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Outbreak<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The death is coming about an hour after the country confirmed five new cases of Covid-19 in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nigeria has a total of 35 confirmed cases, 32 active cases, two discharged and one death.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria has recorded its first death from the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has disclosed. The public health agency on its Twitter handle@NCDCgov said the first Covid-19 death was recorded in a 67 year old male who returned home following medical treatment in the UK. 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