Kwara State Deputy Governor Kayode Alabi and his wife Abieyuwa have contracted coronavirus (COVID-19), Ekohotblog reports. This was contained in a statement by the state’s Technical Committee on COVID-19 spokesperson, Rafiu Ajakaye, on Tuesday 4th Of August, 2020. The statement is tittled, ‘Kwara Dep Gov, wife test positive for COVID-19’, said immediate contact tracing and … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday recorded 146 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 4787. NCDC announced this on its twitter handle on Tuesday night. According to NCDC, The newly confirmed cases are as follows; 57-Lagos, 27-Kano, 10-Kwara, 9-Edo, 8-Bauchi, 7-Yobe, 4-Kebbi, 4-Oyo, 3-Katsina, … Read more
Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday announced the discharge of 60 COVID-19 patients from its isolation centres. He disclosed this on his verified Twitter account. He said: “Today, we discharged 60 #COVID19 Lagos patients; 40 males and 20 females, from our Yaba, Eti-Osa and Ibeju-Lekki isolation facilities to reunite with their families and society … Read more
Some COVID-19 patients at the Kwadon Isolation Centre, Yamaltu Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State, on Tuesday shut down the popular Gombe/ Biu Road. The patients were said to be rebelling against down government’s negligence, inadequate food provision and medical attention in the isolation centre. A resident of the community, who spoke with SaharaReporters, … Read more
The Lagos State Ministry of Health on Tuesday has announced that a patient has died of coronavirus-related complications in Lagos. LSMOH made this known via its Twitter handle on Tuesday. It also said that 14 more patients were discharged in the state. The ministry tweeted, “76 new cases of #COVID-19 infection confirmed. Total confirmed cases … Read more
Three patients who were positive to COVID-19 virus has been discharged after spending almost three weeks at Kano State isolation centre. Briefing journalists on COVID-19 update in Kano, the state task force coordinator Dr Tijani Hussain disclosed that the three patients were released after testing negative for the disease twice. Tijani, who emphasized that the … Read more
The Katsina State government has ordered the shutdown of three more major weekly markets in the state. The Secretary to the State Government, Mustapha Inuwa, announced this in a statement dated May 3, 2020. Markets affected by the government’s directive are Garkin Daura, Dutsi, and Kayawa. The directive was issued following the growing concerns by … Read more
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje on Sunday, admitted that the state is in trouble over the COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor at the presentation of a COVID-19 Mobile Testing Centre donated by the Dangote Foundation to the state, confessed that the state started fighting the pandemic on a shaky note due to the delay in testing … Read more
Osun State on Sunday has recorded two new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the State to 36. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr Rafiu Isamotu, in a tweet said the new cases are wife and son of a previously confirmed coronavirus patient who died last week. https://ekohotblog2.com/2020/05/03/breaking-emir-of-kaura-namoda-zamfara-dies-awaiting-covid-19-test-result/ “Last night, we … Read more
Osun State Government on Saturday confirmed the release of four coronavirus patients after testing negative twice. A statement issued by the State Commissioner for Health, Dr Rafiu Isamotu disclosed that the index case was discharged thirty-eight days after he was taken into the health facility for treatment. He had arrived Osun from the United Kingdom … Read more
Governor Seyi Makinde on Friday has confirmed six new COVID-19 cases. He announced via his twitter account that a doctor with the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan and an official of the Department of State Services (DSS) have tested positive for coronavirus in Oyo State. “We have started receiving results of pending COVID -19 confirmation … Read more