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Health Alert: U.S. Mission Nigeria
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April 15, 2020

Health Alert: U.S. Mission Nigeria (April 15, 2020)

Location:  Lagos, Nigeria

Event:  Update from NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reports that as of April 14 the total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 has reached 373 (including 99 recoveries and 11 deaths) with a case fatality rate of 2.9%.  The majority of confirmed cases are in Lagos (214) and the Federal Capitol Territory (58), but infections have also been confirmed in Osun, Edo, Oyo, Ogun, Bauchi, Kaduna,Akwa Ibom, Katsina, Kwara, Kano, Delta, Ondo, Enugu, Ekiti, Rivers, Benue, Niger, and Anambra States.  Please continue to shelter in place and practice social distancing and vigilant hygiene practices.

Actions to Take:

Assistance: 

U.S. Embassy Abuja, Nigeria
Plot 1075 Diplomatic Drive, Central District Area
+234 (9) 461-4000 during business hours; after hours press zero (0)
AbujaACS@state.gov

U.S. Consulate General Lagos, Nigeria
2 Walter Carrington Crescent, Victoria Island
+234 (1) 461-3400 during business hours and after hours
LagosACS@state.gov

State Department – Consular Affairs
888-407-4747 or 202-501-4444

Nigeria Country Information

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