Coronavirus: Nigerian State Governor Tests Positive

The governor of Nigeria’s Abia State has tested positive for coronavirus and has gone into isolation.

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu’s sample returned a positive test on 4 June, according to an official quoted by local media.

The governor is reported to have directed his deputy to act on his behalf as he undergoes treatment.

The south-eastern state has 83 out of about 12,400 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria.