Nigeria recorded her highest daily number of COVID-19 cases as NCDC announced 663 new infections. Ekohotblog reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 633 new COVID-19 cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Tuesday night, June 9. This brings the country’s total number of cases to 13464. READ ALSO: … Read more
Nigeria has recorded 288 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 5,445. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed this known on its website on Friday. A breakdown of data obtained from the centre’s website showed that 140 COVID-19 patients were discharged in the past 24 … Read more
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC on Thursday via its verified Twitter handle have confirmed 381 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 3526. It tweeted, “On the 7th of May 2020, 381 new confirmed cases and four deaths were recorded in Nigeria. “No new state has … Read more
Three persons who are members of the Ondo State COVID-19 team have been reportedly infected with the deadly coronavirus disease. The victims who included a driver and two casual health workers were among the recent cases discovered in the state. The state governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, divulged this on Monday while speaking with journalists at … Read more
IgbereTV has revealed that the Anambra state government has started a home-to-home search for persons with Covid19 symptoms in all communities within the state. Governor Willie Obiano disclosed this on Friday during a special statewide broadcast on the COVID-19 update. He said that the NCDC, WHO and UNICEF have assured the state government of their … Read more
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, has asked state governors to desist from releasing figures and identities of COVID-19 patients in their states. The NCDC boss said the governors should liaise with appropriate body before disclosing coronavirus cases in their states. He made this known in the wake of … Read more
Lagos State Health Commissioner, Prof. Akin Abayomi warned on Friday that coronavirus cases in the state may surge to 39,000 in the coming weeks if proactive measures were not put in place to avoid the situation. Ekohotblog reports that Lagos currently has 44 confirmed cases, which include 41 active cases and 3 discharged patients. Health … Read more
The Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Bashir Bello has urged residents of the state to adhere to hygienic precautionary measures in order to avoid the outbreak of Coronavirus. This is following a suspected case of the disease, a man in his 50’s who arrived Bodija area of Ibadan from the United Kingdom, and has … Read more
Hong Kong reaches 100 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus Hong Kong has confirmed two more coronavirus cases, making the total number of confirmed cases 100, according to Hong Kong’s Center for Health Protection (CHP) Monday. One of the new cases is a 63-year-old man with “underlying illness” and is the brother of another previously confirmed … Read more