Latest COVID-19 Nigeria Update
With the announcement of 503 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria in the last 24 hours, 29,879 cases have been confirmed so far.
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Lagos, the epicenter from the new cases recorded 153, Ondo-76, Edo-54, FCT-41, Enugu-37, Rivers-30, Benue-24, Osun-20, Kaduna-15, Kwara-13, Abia-9, Borno-8, Plateau-6, Taraba-5, Ogun-3, Kano-3, Kebbi-2, Nasarawa-2, while Bayelsa- and Gombe recorded one case each.
From the total confirmed cases of 29,879, 12,108 patients have been discharged, with 669 deaths recorded.
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Confirmed Cases by State
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 11,520 | 9,696 | 1,691 | 133 |
| FCT | 2,322 | 1,596 | 691 | 35 |
| Oyo | 1,530 | 700 | 811 | 19 |
| Edo | 1,489 | 555 | 880 | 54 |
| Delta | 1,285 | 853 | 407 | 25 |
| Kano | 1,271 | 190 | 1,029 | 52 |
| Rivers | 1,235 | 396 | 796 | 43 |
| Ogun | 1,050 | 377 | 652 | 21 |
| Kaduna | 883 | 291 | 580 | 12 |
| Katsina | 628 | 164 | 441 | 23 |
| Borno | 555 | 73 | 448 | 34 |
| Ondo | 550 | 406 | 124 | 20 |
| Gombe | 521 | 120 | 380 | 21 |
| Bauchi | 516 | 19 | 485 | 12 |
| Ebonyi | 503 | 71 | 426 | 6 |
| Plateau | 460 | 205 | 241 | 14 |
| Enugu | 418 | 152 | 255 | 11 |
| Abia | 400 | 179 | 218 | 3 |
| Imo | 352 | 283 | 61 | 8 |
| Jigawa | 318 | 0 | 308 | 10 |
| Kwara | 297 | 126 | 162 | 9 |
| Bayelsa | 269 | 116 | 137 | 16 |
| Nasarawa | 234 | 113 | 113 | 8 |
| Osun | 198 | 107 | 84 | 7 |
| Sokoto | 153 | 12 | 125 | 16 |
| Niger | 122 | 28 | 87 | 7 |
| Benue | 121 | 80 | 35 | 6 |
| Akwa Ibom | 112 | 38 | 71 | 3 |
| Adamawa | 99 | 21 | 71 | 7 |
| Kebbi | 86 | 16 | 63 | 7 |
| Zamfara | 76 | 0 | 71 | 5 |
| Anambra | 73 | 7 | 57 | 9 |
| Yobe | 61 | 2 | 51 | 8 |
| Ekiti | 45 | 3 | 40 | 2 |
| Taraba | 27 | 16 | 11 | 0 |
| Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Cross River | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Schools reopening: Ogun Teachers list resumption conditions for Govenro Abiodun
Public school teachers in Ogun State have listed conditions Governor Dapo Abiodun must meet before reopening schools.
They demanded provision of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), infrared thermometers, hand sanitizers, among others, before reopening schools.
The call was made by the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Comrade Titilope Adebanjo while speaking to reporters at the union’s secretariat in Abeokuta.
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He said the conditions must be met before schools could be reopened, citing other conditions given by the NUT as disinfection of school premises, provision of running water, alcohol-based sanitizers, training of teachers on how to use the thermometers and standby health workers within a kilometer radius of each public school.
