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COVID-19: Death Toll Now 1,115 as 163 Fresh Cases Are Recorded

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

By Ogechi Okorie Abuja (Precise Post) – The death toll arising from COVID-19 since the index case in February now 1,115 as 163 fresh cases were recorded on Sunday in Nigeria, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control report said. The report released via it’s twitter handle said total confirmed cases have risen to 60,266 out of which 51,735 have been treated and discharged from various isolation and treatment facilities across the country. According to the report, infection case of Lagos State recorded an upsurge to the tune of 113 to come top on the table followed by Kaduna state with 21 cases. The remaining 29 cases were recorded from ten states including the FCT as follows:Osun-8; Ondo and Oyo-5 each; Ogun-3; Bayelsa and Taraba-2 each; Edo, FCT, Katsina and Plateau-1 each. The NCDC gave the state by state breakdown of total confirmed cases as:

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COVID-19 Update: Total Cases Now 58,062 as NCDC Reports 213 Fresh Infections

September 26, 2020September 26, 2020 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

By Francis Etuko Abuja (Precise Post) – The latest report on COVID-19 released in Nigeria has shown that the country’s total confirmed cases have risen to 58,062 with the 213 new infections recorded on Friday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The NCDC also reported that 49,606 patients have been treated and discharged from different isolation facilities across the country. Releasing the report late Friday via it’s twitter handle account, the NCDC added that 1,103 patients have lost their lives to COVID-19 related treatments. The health agency reported that the 213 new cases were recorded from 17 states and FCT as follows: Lagos and Plateau-51 each; FCT-29; Rivers-18; Ondo-12; Oyo-9; Osun-8Gombe and Ogun-7 each. Others are Kaduna-5; Enugu-4, Edo, Jigawa and Kano-3 each; and Benue, Delta and Sokoto-1 each. See the table that shows state by state total confirmed cases below;

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Total COVID-19 Cases Hit 56,017 as NCDC Confirms 188 New Cases

September 12, 2020September 12, 2020 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

By Ogechi Okorie Abuja (Precise Post) – The total COVID-19 cases in Nigeria rose to 56,017 as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced that 188 fresh cases were confirmed on Friday across the country. The NCDC in its report released via twitter handle said that the fresh cases were reported in 19 states as follows: Lagos-47Enugu-25Plateau-21FCT-14Abia-11Delta-10Bauchi-8Ondo-8Kaduna-8Ogun-6Imo-5Benue-4Katsina-4Taraba-4Edo-3Kwara-3Oyo-3Rivers-2Yobe-2 This brought the total confirmed cases to 56,017 and total discharged figure now 43,998. The report further added that 1,076 lives have been lost to COVID-19 related complications. See the table of total reported cases for each of the 36 states of the federation including the FCT below:

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Plateau Accounts for 183 Out of 296 New Cases of COVID19 on Tuesday in Nigeria – NCDC

September 9, 2020September 9, 2020 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

By Ogechi Okorie Abuja (Precise Post) – As the rate of infection for novel virus increased on Tuesday relative to the previous day in Nigeria, Plateau state accounted for 183 out of the 296 new cases of #COVID19 infections recorded. The report released by the agency via twitter handle says: Plateau-183Lagos-33FCT-25Ogun-16Oyo-7Ekiti-6Kwara-5Ondo-5Anambra-3Imo-3Nasarawa-3Rivers-2Gombe-2Edo-2Akwa Ibom-1 It added that a total of 55,456 patients have tested positive for COVID-19 since the first case was reported in February 27 2020 and that a total of 43,334 of them have been discharged while 1,067deaths have been recorded. The state by state breakdown is as follows:

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COVID-19: NCDC Confirms 239 New Cases; Plateau Accounts for 49%

September 2, 2020September 2, 2020 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

By Chris Udochukwu Abuja (Precise Post) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced the confirmation of 239 new cases of #COVID19 on Tuesday. The report which it released via Twitter handles has it that Plateau state which has now replaced Lagos as the epicentre of the virus infection accounted for 49% of the newly recorded cases. The NCDC further said that the total Confirmed cases now 54,247 out of which 42,010 patients have been discharged while 1,023 lives have been lost to the coronavirus since the index case was reported in late February. The NCDC in its report released late Tuesday submitted that the new cases were recorded as follows from the following states: Plateau-116FCT-33Lagos-19Ekiti-12Kaduna-11Ogun-11Ebonyi-8Benue-7Abia-5Delta-5Ondo-4Edo-3Imo-2Osun-2Bauchi-1 See how the states stand:

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NCDC says 340 New Cases of COVID-19 Confirmed; Kaduna Highest with 63, FCT 51

August 22, 2020August 22, 2020 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

By Chris Udochukwu Abuja (Precise Post) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease and Control (NCDC) has reported that 340 new cases of #COVID19 were recorded in Nigeria on Friday. According to the report released by the agency via it twitter, Kaduna recorded the highest number of infections with 63 new cases followed by the FCT with 51; Plateau came third with 38 new cases while Lagos, the known epicentre of the COBID-19 infection in the country came forth with 33 cases. Others are: Delta-25, Gombe and Adamawa-21 each, Edo-20, Katsina-17, Akwa Ibom-11, Ekiti-10, Rivers-9, Ondo-5, Ebonyi-4, Cross River and Ogun-3 each, Sokoto, Imo and Nasarawa -2 each. The NCDC further reported that the 340 new cases brought the total confirmed cases to 51,304 out of which 37,885 patients have been treated, recovered and discharged from various isolation centres across the country. The health agency added that 996 COVID-19 related deaths have been recorded in Nigeria since the index case in February 29, 2020. See how the stated stand:

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NCDC Confirms 476 New COVID-19 Cases

August 21, 2020August 21, 2020 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

By Ogechi Okorie Abuja – (Precise Post) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced that 476 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the country. This new confirmed cases bring the total confirmed cases to 50,964 out of which 37,569 have been discharged and 992 deaths recorded. The NCDC report released via Twitter handle has it that Lagos State, the epicentre of COVID-19 recorded 235, FCT 44, Kaduna 41 and Borno 33. Others are: Plateau-28, Abia-13, Edo-13, Rivers-12, Imo-11, Oyo-10, Kano-9, Kwara-7, Enugu and Katsina-5 each, Gombe and Ogun-4 each, Nasarawa and Zamfara-1 each. See State by state breakdown of confirmed cases:

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COVID-19 Related Deaths Toll in UK Now 30,076 -Jenrick

May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

By Our Reporter The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Robert Jenrick, on Wednesday said with the latest recorded death of another 649 COVID-19 patients, the total coronavirus-related death toll in Britain is now 30,076. The figures include deaths in all settings, including hospitals, care homes and the wider community. Chairing the Downing Street daily briefing, Jenrick told reporters that 69,463 tests were carried out on Tuesday, with a total of 201,101 people having tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Britain. The latest figures came one day after Britain overtook Italy as the worst-hit country in Europe by the virus. Jenrick insisted that it is too early to make international comparisons about the death toll. “It is difficult to make international comparisons with certainty today, there will be a time for that… “That’s a hard calculation to do with accuracy today,’’ he said. About the planned easing of the lockdown, Jenrick said: “We want to ensure appropriate and safe social distancing, providing the public with the confidence to return to work and to return to public …