Ekiti state confirms its first case of Coronavirus

The Government of Ekiti State has confirmed the first case of Coronavirus in the state.

The patient, a 38-year-old male from the state, tested positive to COVID-19, the state government said in a statement.

The patient is suspected to have been infected while driving an American Caucasian, 27, who was visiting Nigeria from Richmond, Virginia, USA in the company of his caregiver, a Nigerian woman aged 31 from Ekiti state.