Latest Update on COVID-19 in Nigeria

Nigeria has recorded 571 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.

According to the information released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Lagos has 152 new cases, followed by Ebonyi with 108, and Edo with 53.

Others include Ondo-46, FCT-38, Oyo-20, Kwara-19, Plateau-17, Osun-14, Bayelsa-14, Ekiti-14, Katsina-14, Akwa Ibom-11, Kaduna-11, Rivers-11, Niger-10, Ogun-7, Kano-6, Cross River-4, and Bauchi-2.

With the total confirmed cases being 32,558, 13,447 patients have been discharged while 740 deaths have been recorded as well.

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States AffectedNo. of Cases (Lab Confirmed)No. of Cases (on admission)No. DischargedNo. of Deaths
Lagos12,42710,3581,897172
FCT2,5761,76577338
Edo1,73170097457
Oyo1,7266991,00819
Rivers1,36846985346
Delta1,35974558331
Kano1,3092271,03052
Ogun1,08732973622
Kaduna98933664112
Ondo71655713821
Katsina66920544123
Ebonyi6161025086
Borno5869645535
Plateau53327324416
Gombe53010140722
Bauchi521350513
Enugu47613932215
Abia4051072953
Imo386309698
Kwara33013917912
Jigawa321230811
Bayelsa31314215318
Osun245154847
Nasarawa2441231138
Sokoto153213516
Akwa Ibom14571713
Niger145301087
Benue12180356
Adamawa11032717
Anambra9319659
Kebbi8612677
Zamfara760715
Ekiti6321402
Yobe623518
Taraba2716110
Cross River9531
Kogi5032

COVID-19 prevention: Neimeth partners FRSC on awareness

In a bid to reduce the further spread of COVID-19, Neimeth International Pharmaceuticals Plc has kicked off a campaign to create awareness.

The health company is doing this by sponsoring public enlightenment kiosks and other public awareness materials to sensitise the public on the various guidelines to prevent the spread of Coronavirus (COVID -19).

The campaign, which is being run in collaboration with the Zone 2 Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) covering Ogun and Lagos states, kicked off on June 26.

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The kiosks will be located at strategic points withing bus stops, motor parks, road junctions, and checkpoints manned by FRSC men for the dissemination of information through the sharing of leaflets on prevention guidelines as given by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

The messages will advise road users especially public transporters and commuters to always use face masks, wash hands before and after each trip, maintain social distancing inside buses, and at bus stops, among others.

 

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