Tag: Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
Daily COVID-19 figures on the rise as NCDC confirms 117 fresh...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday 117 new cases of coronavirus disease in eight states.
They are Lagos, Federal Capital Territory...
Abba Kyari: A death
Reuben Abati
Aso Villa, Nigeria’s seat of presidential power is bereaved.
On Friday, April 17, 2020, it recorded its first major casualty of the Corona
Virus disease,...
Now that Abba Kyari is gone
Simon Kolawole
On January 18, 2020, when I first read of the new coronavirus
on the BBC website, my heart missed a beat because of what...
Community transmission spikes COVID-19 cases – Ehanire
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rose steeply from 442 on Thursday to 493 as of 9.30pm on Friday due to the implementation of...
NCDC warns against stigmatizing COVID-19 positive persons
The director general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, has cautioned Nigerians against stigmatizing persons who test positive for...
Lagos discharges 14 COVID-19 patients, records 7th death
Osun discharges six
Lagos State on Wednesday discharged 14 patients after they
tested negative for the coronavirus disease and also recorded the seventh death
from the dreaded...
NCDC announces 20 new COVID-19 cases as Lagos discharges 6 patients
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday announced 20 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the country bringing the total number of...
NCDC reports lowest daily increase of COVID-19 cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) yesterday reported only five cases confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease, the lowest daily increase so far....
NCDC confirms 22 new COVID-19 cases, toll stands at 276
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday night confirmed twenty-two new cases of the coronavirus disease in the country bringing the total...
Coronavirus cases shoot to 254
Global deaths reach 1.4 million
Nigeria has recorded 254 cases of the coronavirus as the disease
spreads to Delta and Katsina states.
This followed the announcement of...