COVID-19 Nigeria Update Today

Nigeria has recorded an additional 627 cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.
Lagos, the epicentre of the deadly virus has 229 cases, followed by FCT with 65, Abia-54, Borno-42, Oyo-35, Rivers-28, Edo-28, Gombe-27, Ogun-21, Plateau-18, Delta-18, Bauchi-10, Kaduna-10, Benue-9, Ondo-8, Kwara-6, Nasarawa-4, Enugu-4, Sokoto-3, Niger-3, Kebbi-3, Yobe-1, and Kano-1.
With this development, Nigeria has 5181 confirmed cases with 4891 patients discharged and 399 deaths recorded.

Confirmed Cases by State

States AffectedNo. of Cases (Lab Confirmed)No. of Cases (on admission)No. DischargedNo. of Deaths
Lagos6,8405,6211,13782
FCT1,16282131625
Kano1,04942257750
Ogun54431621414
Edo51836512825
Rivers48226419622
Oyo4692462167
Borno42316623126
Katsina41117021922
Kaduna40215024210
Bauchi40216223010
Gombe32017313512
Jigawa3141311785
Delta2431686312
Ebonyi15282700
Abia151135160
Kwara14978701
Plateau14846993
Nasarawa13262646
Sokoto1321510314
Imo11494191
Zamfara760715
Ondo6221329
Anambra5326189
Yobe5310367
Kebbi5016295
Osun505414
Niger4920281
Akwa Ibom4528152
Adamawa424344
Enugu3924141
Bayelsa329203
Ekiti3010182
Benue222020
Taraba188100
Kogi3300

22 doctors, 60 others tested positive of Covid-19 in Rivers

22 doctors and 60 others in Rivers state tested positive for coronavirus.

This was revealed by the Rivers State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), which decried lack of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for their members fighting the virus, adding that 60 other health workers also tested positive for COVID-19.

While calling on the state to urgently take an upward review of the hazard allowances paid to doctors under the state government employment, Rivers’ NMA chairperson, Dr. Obelebra Adebiyi, who spoke in Port Harcourt, said despite efforts of the government in containing the spread of the virus, the state was still recording a high number of cases.

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According to her, health workers in the state were compelled to provide PPEs for themselves. She, therefore, commended doctors practising in the state for maintaining good professional conduct, despite the challenges.

Rivers has recorded 482 cases so far with 264 and 196 discharged while 22 has died in the last two months.

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