Nigeria confirms first fatality from coronavirus -NCDC

LAGOS, March 23 (Reuters) - Nigeria confirmed its first fatality from coronavirus, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said in a tweet on Monday.

The patient was a 67-year-old man who returned following a medical procedure in the United Kingdom with underlying medical conditions including multiple myeloma and diabetes and was undergoing chemotherapy, the NCDC said. (Reporting by Libby George; editing by Jason Neely)