By Abujah Racheal

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 576 new infections of  the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country.

The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Saturday.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country has so far tested 952,975 persons since the first confirmed case of the COVID-19 pandemic was announced on Feb.  27, 2020.

It said that the total number of infections in the country is now 89,163.

The agency sadly said that the  total death cases recorded in the country is 1,302.

It, however, stated that 74,789 patients had been discharged from the various isolation centres in the country, having tested negative to the virus.

The NCDC said that the new infections were from 14 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

It said that Lagos state recorded the highest figure with 277 new cases, followed by the FCT and Oyo with 90 and 51 new cases respectively.

Other states with new cases are Nasarawa 49, Sokoto 23, Anambra 14, Bauchi 11, Imo 11, Kano 11, Edo 10, Plateau  10, Ogun nine, Osun five, Jigawa three and Rivers two.

The NCDC said that a multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continued to coordinate the national response activities.

According to it, 576 new confirmed cases and eight deaths were recorded in the country as at Jan. 2, 2021.

The public health agency stated that till date, 89,163 cases had been confirmed, 74,789 cases discharged and 1,302 deaths recorded in 36 states and the FCT.

Meanwhile, the agency said that COVID-19 might cause severe complications in the elderly and people with underlying health conditions.

It urged Nigerians to “Take Responsibility” to protect themselves and stay safe:

“Avoid non-essential travel; wear a face mask; maintain physical distance; wash your hands regularly,” it said.

The agency stressed that physical distancing helps in avoiding contact with respiratory droplets when infected person with COVID-19 coughs or sneezes.

“Keep a distance of two metres from anyone showing symptoms of a respiratory illness to stay safe,” it advised. (NAN)

By Abujah Racheal

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 1,074  new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country.

The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Friday.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country has so far tested 948,048 people since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was announced on Feb. 27,  2020.

The agency put the total number of COVID-19 infected people in the country at 88,587.

The public health agency also reported 11 additional new deaths in the past 24 hours in Nigeria.

The NCDC said that 14 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) recorded the new infections.

It noted that in the past 24 hours, 660 recoveries were recorded in isolation centres across the country.

“Our discharges today include 459 community recoveries in Lagos State and 156 community recoveries in Katsina State, all managed in line with stipulated guidelines,” the NCDC stated.

The agency said that Lagos reported 642 cases of the new infections, followed by Kaduna with 92 cases, Rivers had 78 cases, while the FCT and Gombe reported 66 cases each and Kano 35.

Other states with new cases were Ogun-31, Katsina-22, Plateau-20,  Abia-seven, Niger-four, Oyo-four, Akwa Ibom-three, Delta-two and Osun-two.

It said that a multi-sectoral national Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), activated at Level Three, is coordinating the national response activities.

Meanwhile, the NCDC noted that in 2020 the agency rose to the challenge of leading the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The centre said that while it understood the need for Nigerians to relax after a difficult year, it noted that  COVID-19 “does not recognise the necessity for humans to celebrate’’.

It urged Nigerians to observe all the safety protocols by covering their mouth and nose properly with a tissue paper or their elbow when sneezing or coughing.

“Dispose the tissue properly immediately after use and wash your hands with soap under running water,“ it advisd.  (NAN)

By Abujah Racheal

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has reported  1,031 new infections of Coronavirus (COVID-19)  in the country.

The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Thursday.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country has so far tested 948,048 persons since the first confirmed case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic was announced in Feb. 27,  2020.

The public health agency said that the total number of infections in the country was now at 87,510.

It also reported 11 additional new deaths and 391 recoveries in the last 24 hours in the country.

The agency said that 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) recorded the new infection in the country.

“Our discharges today include 53 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines,” it said.

The NCDC said that 570 came from Lagos, followed by FCT with 117 and Kaduna 109.

Other states were Nasarawa-34, Bauchi-31, Kano-28, Plateau-26, Sokoto-26, Ogun-25, Edo-18, Rivers-16, Abia-10, Imo-seven, Taraba-six, Delta- four and Osun-four.

It said that a multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continued to coordinate the national response activities.

The NCDC said that till date, 87,510 cases had been confirmed, 73,713 discharged and 1,289 deaths recorded in 36 states and the FCT.

Meanwhile, the agency announced the inclusion of the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba to the NCDC Molecular Laboratory Network.

“Testing at any Laboratory in the NCDC network is free of charge,” it said. (NAN)