COVID-19 Nigeria Update Today

Nigeria hs finally crossed the 4000 marks with anew 239 COVID-19 cases.
From the new cases; 97 were recorded in Lagos, the epicenter of the deadly virus,  44 in Bauchi, 29 in Kano, 19 in Katsina, 17 in Borno,  7 in FCT, 6 in Kwara, 5 in Oyo, 3 in Kaduna and Sokoto, two in Adamawa, Kebbi, Plateau 2 and Ogun while Ekiti has one.
The total confirmed cases in Nigeria stands at 4151 with 745 discharged while 128 have died.

Confirmed Cases by State

States AffectedNo. of Cases (Lab Confirmed)No. of Cases (on admission)No. DischargedNo. of Deaths
Lagos1,7641,28344833
Kano5765283018
FCT343250858
Bauchi16115461
Borno159144015
Katsina15613899
Ogun11583284
Gombe11095150
Kaduna9881143
Sokoto9677109
Jigawa838201
Edo6751124
Zamfara656203
Oyo6448142
Osun384304
Kwara302091
Nasarawa252302
Rivers211542
Kebbi201802
Delta171133
Akwa Ibom175102
Plateau171610
Adamawa171700
Taraba151500
Ondo15960
Yobe131201
Ekiti13841
Enugu10820
Ebonyi7700
Niger6420
Bayelsa5500
Imo3210
Benue2200
Abia2110
Anambra1010

 

Nurse among those who test positive for COVID-19 in Ogun

The new COVID-19 cases recorded in Ogun involved a  nurse, an administrative staff and three other persons at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta, Ogun State.

READ: See The LGA With Highest COVID-19 Case in Lagos 

It could be recalled that during the week, two persons, and a pregnant woman, who died at the facility before her positive test result arrived and another young man, tested positive at the facility.

This made the hospital management after confirming the previous two cases to shut down the Accident and Emergency Complex where the two patients were treated.

It was learnt that seven more persons have been reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 at the hospital as of Friday.

 COVID-19: PTF reports Kogi governor to Buhari

Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello has been reported to President Muhammadu Buhari by the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Coronavirus Disease for what it termed the governor’s hostile attitude to the body.

The Task Force also expressed displeasure with Governors Nyesom Wike (Rivers) and Ben Ayade (Cross River) for allegedly not cooperating with the committee in the fight against COVID-19.

COVID-19 Nigeria Update Today

Similarly, they are unimpressed by the attitudes of the Kogi and Cross River State governments is the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), particularly on claims by the two states that they are coronavirus free.

The association says the two states must follow the testing guidelines issued by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) before having such bragging rights.

There could be a fresh lockdown in Lagos

Due to disregard for the regulations for checking the spread of COVID-19 by the residents, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has warned residents of the state that there may be another lockdown soon.

The governor declared on Saturday that the government might be forced to review the terms of easing the lockdown if there was no improvement in the adherence to the guidelines initiated to break the cycle of transmission of the virus.

His reaction is coming from the interception of a COVID-19 corpse from Lagos at Akwa Ibom.

Vehicles carrying people in violation of the ban on interstate travels were intercepted in Abia, Cross River and Kwara States.

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