The Federal Government has confirmed two new cases of Ebola Virus Disease in the country, bringing to four the number of patients under isolation.
Confirming the fresh cases on Friday, the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, said they were among secondary contact to the Liberian-American, Patrick Sawyer who imported the virus into the country.
Lagos State government had during the week announced the fresh cases which the Federal Government denied.
With this development, the number of people afflicted by the virus has increased to 14, with five deaths recorded and five other patients discharged after recovering from the disease.
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