Just In: Nigeria Records New Covid-19 Case
Written by News Desk on April 21, 2026
A new case of COVID-19 has been recorded in Nigeria.
Cross River State Ministry of Health has begun profiling and tracing individuals in the state who have been in contact with a Chinese national admitted after testing positive for the COVID-19 virus.
Commissioner for health in Cross River State, Henry Ayuk, disclosed this in Calabar while briefing newsmen on a resurgence of the deadly SARS variant, Covid-19, in Cross River State.
The Commissioner who said the last record of the virus was seen in 2022 expressed determination to curtail the spread of the virus .
“ The patient who arrived in the country on the 17th of March 2026 is believed to have contracted the virus within Nigeria after surpassing the 14-day incubation period, as signs and symptoms were noticed on the 10th of April” he said
The commissioner urged people of the State to remain watchful but free to go about their daily legitimate duties, as the state is capable of fighting and preventing the spread of the epidemic.
He noted that the ministry under his watch has mobilised health workers across communities in Akamkpa Local Government Area, where the patient lived and worked, to avert possible spread.
Reacting ,World Health Organisation coordinator in Cross River, Yewande Olatunde, has implored Nigerians to remain health-conscious, noting that COVID-19 has not fully been eradicated globally, with different strains developing.
Recall, the disease killed about 3,000 people, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
