COVID-19 Nigeria Update Today

Nigeria has recorded an additional 389 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. With this latest development, the country has crossed the 12000 marks.

Leading the pack is Lagos; the epicentre with 66 cases, FCT-50, Delta-32, Oyo-31, Borno-26, Rivers-24, Edo-23, Ebonyi-23, Anambra-17, Gombe-17, Nasarawa-14, Imo-12, Kano-12, Sokoto-12, Jigawa-8, Ogun-7, Bauchi-5, Kebbi-2, Kaduna-2, Katsina-2, Ondo-2, Abia-1, and Niger state with one case each.

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With a total of 12233 confirmed cases,3826 patients have been discharged after testing negative while 342 have died in the process.

 

Confirmed Cases by State

States AffectedNo. of Cases (Lab Confirmed)No. of Cases (on admission)No. DischargedNo. of Deaths
Lagos5,7294,71894467
Kano99753441548
FCT91266822222
Katsina38716819920
Edo3872729619
Oyo3652461127
Borno34813418826
Kaduna33712220510
Ogun33613818612
Rivers33218313019
Jigawa2901321535
Bauchi286532249
Gombe201661278
Delta148105358
Sokoto1271210114
Kwara12781451
Plateau11327842
Nasarawa10468315
Ebonyi1039580
Zamfara760715
Imo5940190
Yobe5220257
Osun498374
Akwa Ibom4529142
Niger4224171
Adamawa4211274
Ondo4013216
Kebbi352294
Enugu3015141
Bayelsa301983
Anambra292531
Ekiti255182
Taraba188100
Abia16970
Benue131210
Kogi3300

 

 FG speaks on reopening of schools

The Federal Government has said that there is no fixed date for reopening of schools shut over the coronavirus pandemic.

This was stated by the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, stated this in Abuja during the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 100th-day briefing. He noted that the PTF would continue to monitor situations with a view to preventing a spike in the infection rate, despite the agitations for reopening of schools

“There is no fixed date on the schools’ resumption. The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 is studying the situation, carrying out reviews every two and four weeks to access the situation and judge when it is safe.

“The Federal Government is taking very seriously the balance between safety and preventing disease explosion, and the opening of schools.

“We are encouraging schools to embrace online training and education as much as possible.

“As soon as the details are established and the risk of transmission is measured and established, then, schools will reopen.

101 patients released in Sokoto

The Sokoto State Government has confirmed releasing all the 101 isolated coronavirus patients in the state.

This was stated by the Commissioner for Health, Ali Inname, who also confirmed the death of fourteen coronavirus patients in the state so far.

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Speaking with reporters, Inname said that since the first index case in the state on April 19, 731 samples had been collected while 655 contacts completed the 14 days of follow-up. after the state’s Taskforce Committee on COVID-19 received 839 alerts from across the state and all of them were investigated.

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