Africa Entertainment News of Monday, 20 April 2020

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Davido's fiancee, Chioma tests negative to coronavirus

Chioma and Davido Chioma and Davido

Chioma Avril, the fiancee of popular music act, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has tested negative to coronavirus infection.

This was revealed by the artiste on Sunday.

"Glory be to God ... Chioma has now tested negative twice for Covid-19 ... Thank you all for prayers. We love you," he shared on micro-blogging site, Twitter.

Recall that Davido, had on March 27 posted on social media that Chioma tested positive for coronavirus and has been taken to an isolation centre for treatment.

"Hey everyone! I came back recently from America after cancelling tour. My fiancé Chioma also came back from London recently with our baby. We had no symptoms and still both feel perfectly fine but because of our recent travel history we decided to take ourselves and our all close associates we've come in recent contact with for the COVID-19 test on the 25th of March. Unfortunately, my fiancee's results came back positive while all 31 others tested have come back negative including our baby. We are however doing perfectly fine and she is even still yet to show any symptoms whatsoever. She is now being quarantined and I have also gone into full self isolation for the minimum 14 days. I want to use this opportunity to thank you all for your endless love and prayers in advance and to urge everyone to please stay at home as we control the spread of this virus! Together we can beat this," he had posted on Twitter.

Meanwhile the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Sunday reported 86 new cases of coronavirus, taking the total of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 627.

The cases were reported in Lagos, Abuja (FCT), Katsina, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Jigawa and Borno.

Daily Trust Online, had exclusively reported the index case in Borno state; a retired anesthetic nurse working with an international organisation in Pulka town of Gwoza LGA who died of COVID-19 related symptoms.

Lagos recorded 70 cases while FCT reported 7 cases. Katsina and Akwa Ibom confirmed three cases each, Bauchi recorded one.

A total of 170 people have been treated and discharged. Twenty-one people have died from the virus.

Lagos remains the state with the highest number of infections, 376 as at Sunday evening.