Category: Update on coronavirus

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 341 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infected people in the country to 155,417. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Saturday. Exactly one year ago, Feb. 27, 2020, Nigeria recorded its COVID-19 index case, believed to be the first in Sub-Saharan Africa. Till date, 155417 cases of the disease have been confirmed, while 133,256 patients have been discharged and 1,905 COVID-19 related deaths recorded in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In…

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COVID-19 cases and deaths declined globally in the last one week, according to the latest figures from the World Health Organisation (WHO), According to ‘COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update, Africa reported 108,000 cases and about 4,600 deaths, 27 per cent decrease in cases and eight per cent decline in deaths compared to the previous week. The report, based on WHO data, showed that as of January 31, 2021, cases decreased for two consecutive weeks. South Africa reported 44,397 new cases, 74.9 new cases per 100,000 population and 44 per cent decrease,…

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1,588 new cases of COVID-19 has been recorded by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 139,242. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Saturday. It was reported that since the pandemic emerged in the country, the number of tests conducted has increased while testing and reporting techniques have improved, leading to a rise in reported cases. However, the number of diagnosed cases is only a part of the real total number of infections as a significant number of…

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President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Coronavirus Disease Health Protection 2021 which made the use of face masks in public places mandatory among other measures to curtail spread of COVID-19. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, made this known on Wednesday that the President signed the document on Tuesday. Mustapha, who is also the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, said the President signed the document in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Section 4 of the Quarantine Act, Cap. Q2, Laws…

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The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Wednesday went into self isolation following his COVID-19 positive status. It was gathered that he tested positive after nine of his aides tested positive for the virus. Ortom spokesman, Terver Akase, had earlier announced that the governor tested positive for COVID-19 In a statement in Makurdi, the CPS said, “The latest result of his (governor Ortom)  COVID-19 test has returned positive. “This follows the test results of most of the governor’s close aides who also returned positive in the last few weeks. “Though…

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Following the advice of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID -19 issued by the chairman, Boss Mustapha, Head of Service of the Federation (HoSF), Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, has directed officers on Grade Level (GL) 12 and below to continue working from home till the end of February. In a circular titled, “Re- Second wave of COVID-19 stay-at-home directive to GL 12 officers and below” and signed by the Director, Press to the HoSF), Abdulganiyu Amin, yesterday in Abuja, Yemi-Esan urged civil servants to always comply with existing safety guidelines.…

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1,444 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has been recorded by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in the country. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website late on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country has tested 1,154,138 people since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was recorded on Feb. 27, 2020. According to the public health agency, the new infections has taken the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 110,387, which includes 89,317 discharged cases and 1,435 deaths. The agency said…

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‌ 1,598 new cases of COVID-19 with seven deaths have been reported by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Saturday. . The NCDC, on its official Twitter handle, said the total infections in the country is now 108,943 with 22,156 active cases and 1,420 fatalities. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the country has so far tested 1,147, 523 people since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 on Feb. 27, 2020. Nigeria’s public health institute said that the new infections were reported from 23 states and the Federal Capital Territory.…

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