COVID-19 Nigeria Update Today
Nigeria has recorded an additional 490 cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.
Lagos tips the list with 142 cases, followed by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with 60. Others are Bayelsa-54, Rivers-39, Delta-37, Oyo-30, Kaduna-26, Imo-23, Enugu-19, Kwara-17, Gombe-11, Ondo-10, Bauchi-8, Ogun-7, Borno-6, and Benue with one case.
Out of the 1 17,148 confirmed cases, 5,623 patients have been discharged with 455 deaths recorded.
490 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-142
FCT-60
Bayelsa-54
Rivers-39
Delta-37
Oyo-30
Kaduna-26
Imo-23
Enugu-19
Kwara-17
Gombe-11
Ondo-10
Bauchi-8
Ogun-7
Borno-6
Benue-117,148 confirmed
5,623 discharged
455 deaths pic.twitter.com/wou7Q1PfIo— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 16, 2020
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Confirmed Cases by State
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 7,461 | 6,052 | 1,302 | 107 |
| FCT | 1,324 | 910 | 386 | 28 |
| Kano | 1,158 | 445 | 663 | 50 |
| Rivers | 631 | 362 | 244 | 25 |
| Edo | 620 | 445 | 150 | 25 |
| Oyo | 605 | 355 | 242 | 8 |
| Ogun | 574 | 305 | 255 | 14 |
| Kaduna | 472 | 192 | 270 | 10 |
| Borno | 445 | 122 | 293 | 30 |
| Gombe | 441 | 273 | 156 | 12 |
| Bauchi | 430 | 172 | 247 | 11 |
| Katsina | 414 | 159 | 233 | 22 |
| Jigawa | 317 | 133 | 178 | 6 |
| Delta | 317 | 224 | 76 | 17 |
| Nasarawa | 177 | 103 | 68 | 6 |
| Abia | 173 | 153 | 20 | 0 |
| Kwara | 168 | 66 | 98 | 4 |
| Plateau | 168 | 57 | 106 | 5 |
| Ebonyi | 162 | 78 | 84 | 0 |
| Imo | 159 | 135 | 21 | 3 |
| Sokoto | 132 | 15 | 103 | 14 |
| Bayelsa | 86 | 55 | 28 | 3 |
| Ondo | 82 | 38 | 35 | 9 |
| Zamfara | 76 | 0 | 71 | 5 |
| Enugu | 76 | 44 | 27 | 5 |
| Anambra | 66 | 32 | 25 | 9 |
| Niger | 66 | 34 | 31 | 1 |
| Kebbi | 66 | 29 | 31 | 6 |
| Yobe | 55 | 2 | 45 | 8 |
| Osun | 50 | 5 | 41 | 4 |
| Akwa Ibom | 48 | 28 | 18 | 2 |
| Adamawa | 42 | 1 | 37 | 4 |
| Benue | 36 | 25 | 11 | 0 |
| Ekiti | 30 | 10 | 18 | 2 |
| Taraba | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| Kogi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Dexamethsaone not validated by WHO –
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that it is aware of recent outcomes from a UK-Government funded clinical trial for COVID-19.
The UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson had described the drug, Dexamethasone as the life saver for now in the fight against the deadly virus.
The results support the use of Dexamethsaone as a possible treatment to reduce the risk of death among COVID-19 patients, who require oxygen or mechanical ventilation.
But the government agency said that that the Government of Nigeria has not validated or approved any treatment for COVID-19.
“In addition, the use of Dexamethasone for COVID-19 treatment has not been validated by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
“We are aware of ongoing clinical trials conducted by scientists in the UK and will work with our sister agencies to evaluate this emerging data on the use of Dexamethasone.
“We will inform the general public on outcomes following scientific review and validation,” it said.
