He said that the new cases recorded through spouses of the primary contacts of the index case, Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian-American who brought the virus to Nigeria.
He said that these were the first secondary contacts to test positive to the deadly virus that has alredy killed five people in Nigeria.
The secondary contacts had been put under intense monitoring by the Federal Government since the virus made its way into the nation via Patrick Sawyer.
Two days ago, a fiance of the late nurse, Obi Ejelonu, affected with the Ebola curse, was reported showing symptoms. The man has been admitted in hospital.
The deadly Ebola virus has killed over 1,350 people in Africa so far, mostly in West African countries of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone.
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