Health

Covid-19: Osun Records 120 New Cases in 48 Hours

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Osun has recorded its highest confirmed cases of the coronavirus infection with 120 new cases in 48 hours.

It recorded 73 cases on Tuesday and 47 cases on Wednesday, according to the data published by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) for both days.

This brings its total case counts to 1,667 since the confirmation of the index case in March 2020.

Reacting on behalf of the government, the Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Funke Egbemode, in a statement, said the increasing caseload of the state was beginning to mount pressure on healthcare professional.

Mrs Egbemode said the state government was seriously concerned about the consequences of rising numbers of Covid-19 infection recorded in the past few days.

She noted that the new infection tally of the last two days equals over 7% of the entire virus case load the state had recorded since the beginning of the pandemic.

Osun State governor, Mr Gboyega Oyetola had tried to balance its approach to the management of the virus in such ways that the economy does not experience a strain like during the first wave.

Governor Oyetola reiterated that the second wave of the virus was deadlier than the first, and that the B117 strain was  a very deadly variant which was first discovered in the United Kingdom.

Wasiu Ajadosu

Health

Covid-19: Osun Records Five Fatalities

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Osun State has Recorded Five Death from Covid-19 Related Complications

According to data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, published on Tuesday, Osun’s five fatalities accounted for 33.3 percent of the 15 deaths recorded in Nigeria in the last 24 hours.

This saw the state’s Covid-19 related deaths gallop to 32 out of the 1,458 confirmed cases since March 2020 when the index case was recorded.

In a reaction to the report, the Commissioner for Health, Dr Rafiu Isamotu, said the report of increased fatalities was a warning sign to citizens not to treat Covid-19 with kid gloves.

Doctor Isamotu said the sting of the infection could be avoided if citizens  take personal responsibilities saying government has shown responsibility by increasing testing capacity across the state and intensifying sensitization. 

He urged citizens  to cooperate with the government in the battle against this dangerous public health concern.


Wasiu Ajadosu 

Health

Nigeria Confirms 457 New COVID-19 Cases

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Nigeria has recorded 457 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of persons who have tested positive in the country to 44,890.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made the announcement Wednesday night through its official Twitter handle.

According to the tweet, the 457 new cases were from 21 states. Lagos reported the highest number of cases with 137 new cases, the nation’s Federal Capital Territory was second with 76 new cases while Kano and Ekiti States had the lowest with 1 new case each.

FRCN Abuja

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COVID-19: NCDC Designates Kwara as Test Centre

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Kwara State has officially been designated a test centre for COVID-19 pandemic by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

Chairman of the State’s Medical Advisory on COVID-19 Dr Femi Oladiji in a statement says the NCDC has approved the automated GeneXpert laboratory, which is stationed at the COVID-19/Infectious Diseases Centre, Alagbado Ilorin.

The GeneXpert tests would enable quicker decisions about whether to quarantine or isolate individuals who show up with or without potential symptoms related to COVID-19, while Hospital management staff will also be able to make rapid decisions about the best way to use resources, such as respiratory equipment.

Dr. Oladiji says certification of the GeneXpert facility by the NCDC will go a long way in the fight against the pandemic in the State.

He says another COVID-19 molecular and research laboratory is proposed at the Harmony Advanced Diagnostic Centre which will utilise Reverse transcription and PCR in real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR).

Lawrence Afolabi.

Health

NCDC Confirms 544 New COVID-19 Cases

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has recorded 544 new COVID-19 cases in the country.

NCDC announces the new cases via its Twitter handle on Sunday, as total confirmed infection raised to 28,711 out of which 645 people died from the virus.

A breakdown of the figure of new cases shown below:

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Nigeria Records 627 New Cases of COVID-19

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 627 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of infections to 15181.

The NCDC made the announcement via its official twitter handle on Friday night at 11:44 AM – Jun 12, 2020.

The figures and the states are as stated below:

NCDC

✔ @NCDCgov

627 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria

Lagos-229
FCT-65
Abia-54
Borno-42
Oyo-35
Rivers-28
Edo-28
Gombe-27
Ogun-21
Plateau-18
Delta-18
Bauchi-10
Kaduna-10
Benue-9
Ondo-8
Kwara-6
Nasarawa-4
Enugu-4
Sokoto-3
Niger-3
Kebbi-3
Yobe-1
Kano-1

Total:
15181 confirmed
4891 discharged
399 deaths

Health

Ogun Residents Express Concern over New Covid-19 Cases

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Residents of Abeokuta have continued to express concern over the huge number of Coronavirus infections recorded in Sagamu and the state in general in the last two days.

One hundred and four of the one hundred and eight new COVID-19 cases in the state announced yesterday were from a company in Sagamu.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control indicated that Ogun state had a total four hundred and seventy one cases of Coronavirus infections.

The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker while speaking in Abeokuta also hinted that the state had recorded thirteen deaths till date.

Dr. Coker said three of the one hundred and eight were from Abeokuta South while the remaining one was from Yewa South Local Government.

She hinted that the latest cases were asymptomatic and noted that the state government would go ahead on its plan to reopen the religious centres in due course.

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Communications, Pastor Remmy Hazzan while speaking on the new cases said the state government subjected the staff of some companies along Sagamu-interchange to total COVID-19 test, when it was observed that they were not observing protocols for the virus which made the number to suddenly rise.

A resident of Abeokuta, Mr. Sola Benson while speaking called on the government to ensure compliance with Covid19 protocol to reduce the number of new cases.

Wale Oluokun

Health

Covid-19 Case Update: Twelve New Cases

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Twelve new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Nigeria, 9 in Osun, 2 in Edo and 1 in Ekiti State

As at 12:30 pm 1st April, there are 151 confirmed cases of covid-19 reported in Nigeria.

Nine have been discharged with two deaths.

Current State-by-State breakdown:

Lagos- 82

FCT- 28

Osun- 14

Oyo- 8

Ogun- 4

Edo- 4

Kaduna- 3

Enugu- 2

Bauchi- 2

Ekiti- 2

Rivers-1

Benue- 1

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Centre for Disease Control Certifies UCH for Covid-19 Testing

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University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan has been certified and added as another testing centre for COVID-19.

This is contained in a Twitter handle of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC.

With the inclusion of UCH’s Virology Laboratory, the number of labs that have capacities to test for Coronavirous is now 6.

Others are NCDC National Reference Laboratory, Abuja, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Irrua Teaching Hospital, Edo State, African Centre for Genomics of Infectious Diseases, Ede, Osun State and Nigeria Institute for Medical Research, Lagos State.

The centre also noted that work is ongoing in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State to set up another lab to increase COVID-19 testing capacity in Nigeria.

Till date, 97 cases have been confirmed, three cases have been discharged and one death recorded in the country. 

Of the 16 new cases reported on the 28th of March, 7 are in Lagos, 4 in Oyo, 2 in FCT, while Osun, Kaduna and Benue states have one each.

Rilwan Fasasi

University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan has been certified and added as another testing centre for COVID-19.

This is contained in a Twitter handle of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC.

With the inclusion of UCH’s Virology Laboratory, the number of labs that have capacities to test for Coronavirous is now 6.

Others are NCDC National Reference Laboratory, Abuja, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Irrua Teaching Hospital, Edo State, African Centre for Genomics of Infectious Diseases, Ede, Osun State and Nigeria Institute for Medical Research, Lagos State.

The centre also noted that work is ongoing in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State to set up another lab to increase COVID-19 testing capacity in Nigeria.

Till date, 97 cases have been confirmed, three cases have been discharged and one death recorded in the country. 

Of the 16 new cases reported on the 28th of March, 7 are in Lagos, 4 in Oyo, 2 in FCT, while Osun, Kaduna and Benue states have one each.

Rilwan Fasasi

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Covid-19: Family Announces Death of 1st Victim in Nigeria

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Our family is deeply saddened to inform you of the sudden death of our beloved Father, Uncle, Brother, and friend, Engineer Suleiman Achimugu.

The former Managing Director of Pipelines and Product Marketing Company of Nigeria, PPMC) died of COVID-19 on 22/03/2020 some days after he arrived in Nigeria from the United Kingdom.

He was in self-isolation upon his return from the UK and personally called the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, after experiencing some discomfort that are related to COVID-19 symptoms. 

He tested positive and was promptly evacuated to the specialist hospital and died while receiving treatment.

We implore the general public to pray upon his soul and the recovery of infected persons.

Your thoughts and prayers would be appreciated.

Please maintain the public social distancing and restriction advice as we all walk through this very difficult time.

He has since been buried according to Islamic rites.

May Allah SWA have mercy on him.

Ameen

Abubakar Achimugu for the family

Health

Japan to Support NCDC with Funds

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The Japanese government is to support the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) with funds towards addressing the current health challenges in the country

The Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Kikuta Yutaka, stated this at this year’s Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Day in Abuja.

Mr Kikuta Yutaka said the Japanese government would continue to strengthen her bilateral ties with Nigeria through collaboration in the area of Technology, Agriculture, Education among other areas to improve the economy of the country.

The ambassador, who was represented at the occasion by the Japanese head of Mission to Nigeria, Mr Shinozawa Takayuki, said with the recent agreement to support Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, it would go along way in improving the nation’s health sector.

The Minister of State for Environment, Mrs Sharon Ikeazo, represented by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr Bakari Wandiga, said the ministry would continue to engage with the Japanese government in addressing environmental pollution.

The National President of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Alumni Association of Nigeria, Mr Ahmed Agberankhe, described effective management of waste disposal and self-hygiene as a way of guarding against infectious diseases.

Mr Agbarenkhe said JICA would continue to promote programmes that will improve the lives of ordinary Nigerians.

Tanimu Salihu