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General news5 hours agoAdamawa leads as Nigeria records 47 new COVID-19 cases
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 47 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 165,515. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday. It stated that the 47 additional infections were recorded in six states and the Federal Capital Territory. The agency said that Adamawa state topped the list with 19 cases, Lagos followed with 16 infections, while Enugu and Kaduna had three cases each, Akwa-Ibom, Delta and the FCT recorded two cases each. It also announced that no person died due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. In total, the nation had seen 2,065 deaths related to the virus. The public health agency said that 40 people have successfully been treated and discharged from isolation centers across the country as of Tuesday, bringing the country’s recovery number to 156,358. The NCDC said that the.
- General news1 day ago
COVID-19: FG imposes midnight curfew, reintroduces ban on mass gathering
By Abujah Racheal The federal government has reintroduced the restriction on mass gatherings after a spike in COVID-19 cases recorded in in Brazil, India and Turkey. The Head of the Secretary of Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, Dr Mukhtar Mohammed, who announced this said effective Tuesday May 11, said event centres and non-essential public places such as night clubs would remain closed till further notice. Mohammed said that gathering of religious groups, weddings, have been reduced to 50 per cent attendance, while official engagements, meetings and conferences should continue to hold virtually. He said government had also reintroduced curfew from midnight of Monday to 4p.m. The committee directed security personnel to enforce the measures while state governments to set up a mobile tribunal for the prosecution of violators. Mohammed said: “the National Response continues to focus on achieving a balance between preserving lives while working on a long term epidemic.
- General news1 day ago
COVID-19: NCDC registers 49 new infections
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 49 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 165,468. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country had tested 1,977,479 people since the beginning of pandemic on Feb. 27, 2020. The public health agency noted that the 49 additional cases were reported from three states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It said that FCT topped the list with 27 new cases, followed by Lagos, Enugu and Oyo with 11, 8 and 3 cases respectively. The agency further stated that no COVID-19 patient died within the last 24 hours, while the number of people who recuperated from the virus increased by 21. It also stated that the discharges included five community recoveries in the FCT managed in line with its guidelines. The.
- General news4 days ago
NCDC records 39 new infections, zero death
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), recorded 39 new COVID-19 infections and zero death in the past 24 hours in the country. It said the figure pushed nationwide number of COVID-19 cases to 165,340 and death toll to 2,065. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Friday. It said that 30 people recovered and were discharged on Friday, which brought the country’s total recoveries to 155,454. The health agency said that the newly-recorded COVID-19 cases were reported across seven states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). “Lagos topped the list with 23 infections, followed by FCT’ 4, Kano 4, Zamfara 4, Akwa Ibom 1, Gombe 1, Nasarawa 1 and Plateau 1,” it said. NCDC said that since the pandemic broke out in the country in February 2020, the nation had carried out 1,939,165 tests across the 36 states and the FCT. It stated that.
- General news5 days ago
NCDC confirms 28 new COVID-19 infections in Nigeria
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) says it registered 28 new COVID-19 infections in five states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory on Thursday. This brings the country’s COVID-19 total cases to 165,301 since tracking of the pandemic began on Feb. 27, 2020. The NCDC made the disclosure on its official Twitter handle on Thursday. It said that 10 of the new cases were recorded in Lagos, seven in Rivers, six in Akwa Ibom, two in Delta, two in the FCT and one in Kaduna State. “Today’s report includes data from Akwa Ibom recorded over the last two days and data from Delta recorded for May 5, 2021,” the NCDC said. Meanwhile, it said that over 7,000 infections were still active in the country. According to the agency, so far, 155,424 people in Nigeria are recorded as having recovered from COVID-19. The figure includes 21.
- General news1 week ago
COVID-19: NCDC confirms 34 new cases
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it registered 34 new cases of COVID-19 in three states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The centre disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday. It stated that the 34 new cases were recorded in Enugu (19), Lagos (13), Kaduna (1) and FCT (1). The NCDC noted that the Tuesday report included data from Enugu State recorded between April 28 and May, 3. It, however, noted that there was no recorded case of recovery from isolation centres across the country as at May 4, saying the total number of recoveries remained 155,371. According to it, there is also no COVID-19 death in seven days, keeping the death toll at 2,063. The agency added that it had confirmed 165,215 cases, 155,371 discharges and 2,063 deaths in the 36 states and the FCT since the pandemic broke out in.
- General news1 week ago
COVID-19: Nigeria discharges additional 252 people, total recoveries 155,361
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has discharged additional 252 people after testing negative to the COVID-19 virus following treatment in the country. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Sunday “Today’s report includes 248 community recoveries in Kwara State managed in line with guidelines. “Report is workout data from Lagos State,” it added. It stated that the nation’s total recoveries had increased to 155,361 in the past 24 hours. The NCDC a said that there were 7,743 active cases across the country. The Public Health agency noted that the country recorded no deaths related from COVID-19 on Sunday, making it the 19th consecutive day since after two people died from the global pandemic. It also disclosed that the country recorded 14 new infections on Sunday, from six states and the Federal Capital Territory, pushing the overall caseload to 165,167 in the country. According to.
- General news2 weeks ago
Nigeria conducts 41,713 COVID-19 tests in 1 week – NCDC
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) said it conducted 41,713 COVID-19 tests in one week, which brought the number of tests conducted in the country to 1,912,628. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Monday. It said, however, that there was a downward trend in the number of coronavirus tests conducted each day. The NCDC said it had focused on convincing Nigerians of the continued importance of testing, particularly for people with symptoms and people with co-morbidity who might have been exposed to the virus. “We plead with all media outlets to continue with those important messaging to the general public, so that we do not set ourselves up for spikes and resurgence at this critical time when vaccines aren’t at 100 per cent to come by. “We learned quickly in the early days of this public health crisis how important testing was.
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General news2 weeks agoCOVID-19: Nigeria can’t afford another large outbreak – NCDC
By Abujah Racheal Dr Chike Ihekweazu, the Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says pre- and post-travel tests and self-isolation are now extremely important to avert any sudden rise in COVID-19 cases. Ihekweazu said that Nigeria could not afford another large outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in view of the happenings in other parts of the world. He made the assertions on Monday at the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) briefing on COVID-19 pandemic in Abuja. Ihekweazu said: “We cannot afford another large outbreak in Nigeria, and we must do all we can to prevent this. “Please, let’s take responsibility. Adhere to all public health and social measures in place to protect us from COVID-19 and other infectious disease outbreak.” According to him, COVID-19 pandemic is not over. “I am appealing to all Nigerians to adhere strictly to the measures put in place to protect us and our country. “We have to.
- General news2 weeks ago
COVID-19: Death rate declines in Nigeria says NCDC
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said the number of COVID-19 deaths in Nigeria declined with one reported after 13 days, raising total fatalities to 2,062. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Sunday. It also registered additional 35 infections in the country on April 25. According to it, the 35 new cases mark a decrease from 51 logged the previous day. “The seven-day rolling average of daily COVID-19 cases now stands at about 486, a significant increase from the 440 infections a week ago,” it said. The agency noted that the 35 new cases were recorded in five states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It said 18 of the new cases were from Lagos state, Rivers 7, Oyo 6, FCT 2, Ekiti 1 and Kaduna 1. The agency said that data from Oyo State were recorded on April 24 and April.
