Latest COVID-19 Nigeria Update

Nigeria has recorded an additional 561 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours with Lagos state topping the table.

According to the latest data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on its social media page, the center of excellence which is the epicenter recorded additional 200 cases, followed by Edo with 119, Kaduna-52, FCT-52, Niger-32, Ogun-19, Ondo-16, Imo-14, Plateau-11, Abia-8, Oyo-8, Bayelsa-7, Katsina-6, Kano-5, Bauchi-3, Osun-3, Kebbi-3, Borno-2, and Jigawa-1.

From a total of 25,694 confirmed cases, 9,746 patients have been discharged and 590 deaths recorded so far.

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Confirmed Cases by State

States AffectedNo. of Cases (Lab Confirmed)No. of Cases (on admission)No. DischargedNo. of Deaths
Lagos10,5108,7791,603128
FCT1,8701,26757033
Oyo1,38067269612
Kano1,21623393152
Edo1,10577828839
Rivers1,05639662238
Delta96575219023
Ogun82623657119
Kaduna76622253212
Katsina55724928523
Bauchi5034244912
Gombe50313235219
Borno4933942232
Ebonyi438783573
Plateau38217519710
Imo332286406
Jigawa31853076
Abia3101002073
Ondo29217110219
Enugu261182736
Kwara217801316
Nasarawa213921138
Bayelsa2059110014
Sokoto1511711915
Osun12774485
Niger11672377
Akwa Ibom8630542
Adamawa8431476
Kebbi7914587
Zamfara760715
Anambra737579
Benue5928301
Yobe593488
Ekiti4312292
Taraba199100
Kogi4400

From the table, it means there is an additional 17 deaths from COVID-19 complications while no new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.

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Reopening of schools: NMA, NUT knock FG

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) have taken a swipe at the Federal Government over its “safe reopening of schools”.

Both bodies said that the directive that graduating classes should resume was not only badly thought-out but also could expose both teachers and pupils to the deadly coronavirus.

Speaking with Punch, the NMA President, Prof Innocent Ujah, said that with the current low level of compliance by Nigerians with COVID-19 safety protocols, it was risky to ask pupils to resume.

On his part, the NUT General Secretary, Mike Ene, said the government was playing politics with the directive and wondered how teachers, who had not been paid salaries in some states, would get money to buy personal protective equipment.

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