COVID-19: Nigerian Tests Positive In The United States

A Nigerian man has been infected with the Deadly  Covid-19 (coronavirus) in Washington, US.

The Mayor of Washington DC, Muriel Bowser, who confirmed the report said that Nigerian man spent time in Washington DC and tested positive for Covid-19 at a hospital in neighborhood Maryland.  She said the Nigerian does not live in DC, but traveled to the area from Nigeria where he had been staying with relatives before he fell ill.

Here is Bowser’s tweet as she gives a detailed update on the virus and the infected Nigerian victim

LIVE: Providing an update on coronavirus cases in the District. For a stream with captions visit https://t.co/44CwI7bWqr. https://t.co/BSegh0WkTn

— Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) March 9, 2020

Ms Bowser gave the information when updating the public on the first presumptive case in Washington. She said there were two cases in Washington – the first one was a Nigerian who spent time in Washington DC and tested positive in Maryland, while the second case was that of a DC resident in his 50s who tested positive and has been hospitalized in the district.