Coronavirus updates

[Melvin]

16 June, 2020- 490 new cases of the coronavirus in Nigeria.

Lagos led the list at 142, FCT at 60, Bayelsa at 54, Rivers at 39, Delta at 37, Oyo at 30, Kaduna at 26, Imo at 23, Enugu at 19, Kwara at 17, Gombe at 11, Ondo at 10, Bauchi at 8, Ogun at 7, Borno at 6, and Benue at 1.​

Confirmed cases: 17,148​

Active cases: 11,528​

Recoveries: 5,620​

Deaths: 455.​

 

[ViciousKing]

Well, it's not that bad. There is a real disaster in many countries. In Nigeria the things goes well enough.

 

[Melvin]

True but many countries started the same way Nigeria did, before it became a "disaster"..hopefully we wont share the faith with those countries.

 

[Melvin]

Oyo state discharge 9 COVID-19 patient. Governor of Oyo state who is also head of the state's COVID-19 task force, Seyi Makinde announced via twitter the recoveries/discharge of nine COVID-19 patients in the state bringing the total number of recoveries/discharge to 280 in Oyo. He said: "Nine confirmed COVID-19 cases have recieved their second negative test result7 and have been discharged.this brings the number of discharged cases in Oyo state to 280".

 

[Melvin]

Oyo state plan to re-open schools June 29, 2020. President of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), Mr Kayode Adeyemi shared his view to the Oyo state government regarding the re-opening of school in the state on June 29,noting that it was a step to the right direction,Meanwhile the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in the state shared his own view regarding the re-opening.He said: "The directive to re-open schools is contrary to that of the National comittee on COVID-19, which directed that all educational institutions must remain closed for now"

 

[Melvin]

17 June, 2020- 587 new confirmed cases and 14 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.the 587 new cases are reported from 18 states.

Lagos led the list at 155 followed by Edo at 75,FCT at 67, Rivers at 65, Oyo at 56, Delta at 50, Bayelsa at 25, Plateau at 18, Kaduna at 18, Enugu at 17, Borno at 12, Ogun at 12, Ondo at 7, Kwara at 4, Kano at 2, Gombe at 2, Sokoto at 1 and Kebbi at 1.​

Confirmed cases: 17,735​

Active cases: 11,299​

Recoveries: 5967​

Deaths: 469​

Source:​

https://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng/

 

[Melvin]

Coronavirus world map:​

Total cases: 8,408,883​

Recoveries: 4,418,788​

Active cases: 3,484,174​

Deaths: 451,472​

 

[Melvin]

President Buhari calls out to International community President Buhari on wednesday appealed to the international community to promote platforms for sharing info and research to help fight against the coronavirus.

 

[Melvin]

Non-travellers banned from visiting airports President Buhari placed a directive banning all non-travellers from visiting the airport.

 

[Melvin]

Symptoms of the coronavirus NCDC announced via twitter handle possible symptoms connected to COVID-19, these symptoms are loss of smell and taste, fever, headache and runny nose, noting that the symptoms shouldn't be ignored.

 

[Melvin]

Nigerians are more vulnerable than ever to COVID-19 National coordinator to COVID-19 Presidential taskforce of Nigeria disclosed via twitter stating that the easing of the lock down was to sustain livelihoods of Nigerians and the economy,noting Nigeria are more likely to contract the virus now more than ever, advising Nigerians to take personal responsility.

 

[Melvin]

18 June, 2020- 745 new confirmed cases and 6 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.the 745 new cases are reported from 21 states.

Lagos led the list at 280, follow by Oyo at 103, Ebonyi at 72, FCT at 60, Imo at 46, Edo at 34, Delta at 33, Rivers at 25, Kaduna at 23, Ondo at 16, Katsina at 12, Kano at 10, Bauchi at 8, Borno at 7, Kwara at 5, Gombe at 4, Sokoto at 2, Enugu at 2, Yobe at 1, Osun at 1, and Nasarawa at 1.​

Confirmed cases: 18,480​

Recoveries: 6,307​

Active cases: 11,698​

Deaths: 475​

 

[Melvin]

28 Jun 2020- 779 new cases of the coronavirus and 4 deaths was recorded in Nigeria.​

Lagos led the list at 285 followed by Rivers at 68, FCT at 60, Edo at 60, Enugu at 56, Delta at 47, Ebonyi at 42, Oyo at 41, Kaduna at 19, Ogun at 18, Ondo at 16, Imo at 12, Sokoto at 11, Borno at 9, Nasarawa at 8, Abia at 5, Gombe at 5, Kebbi at 5, Kano at 4, Yobe at 3, Ekiti at 3 and Osun at 2.​

Confirmed cases: 24,077​

Active cases: 14,894​

Discharged cases: 8,625​

Deaths: 558​

 

[Melvin]

Peter Okoye and his family contract the coronavirus

Nigerian musician and entertainer Peter Okoye a.k.a Mr p disclosed through a series of videos via his verified twitter handle on Saturday revealing that he, his wife, daughter and two domestic staff all tested positive to the coronavirus.in the video he revealed that he fell ill about 3 weeks ago and expressed sadness as he said he may have been the reason the virus got into the house. he urged all Nigerians to adhere to COVID-19 directives.​

 

[Melvin]

COVID-19 is 100% real and deadly #Staysafe #Takeresponsibility ...

 

[Melvin]

Lagos discharges additional 55 coronavirus patients

The Lagos state Ministry of Health announced via twitter handle on Saturday the discharge of 55 patients from COVID-19 isolation centres.the 55 patients who recovered from the deadly virus included 16 foreign nationals, while others are Nigerians bringing the total number of recoveries/discharge in Lagos to 1,530.​

 

[Melvin]

29 June, 2020- 490 new confirmed cases and 7 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

Lagos led the list at 118 followed by Delta at 84, Ebonyi at 68, FCT at 56, Plateau at 39, Edo at 29, Katsina at 21, Imo at 13, Ondo at 12, Adamawa at 11, Osun at 8, Ogun at 8, Rivers at 6, Kano at 5, Enugu at 3, Bauchi at 3, Akwa ibom at 3, Kogi at 1, Oyo at 1 and Bayelsa at 1.​

Confirmed cases: 24,567​

Active cases: 14,995​

Discharged: 9,007​

Deaths: 565​

 

[Melvin]

29 June, 2020- 490 new confirmed cases and 7 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

Lagos led the list at 118 followed by Delta at 84, Ebonyi at 68, FCT at 56, Plateau at 39, Edo at 29, Katsina at 21, Imo at 13, Ondo at 12, Adamawa at 11, Osun at 8, Ogun at 8, Rivers at 6, Kano at 5, Enugu at 3, Bauchi at 3, Akwa ibom at 3, Kogi at 1, Oyo at 1 and Bayelsa at 1.​

Confirmed cases: 24,567​

Active cases: 14,995​

Discharged: 9,007​

Deaths: 565​

 

[Melvin]

29 June, 2020- 566 new confirmed cases and 8 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

Lagos led the list at 166 followed by Oyo at 66 ,Delta at 53, Ebonyi at 43, Plateau at 34, Ondo at 32, FCT at 26, Ogun at 25, Edo at 24, Imo at 15, Bayelsa at 13, Benue at 12, Gombe at 11, Kano at 11, Kaduna at 11, Osun at 8, Nasarawa at 7, Borno at 5, Katsina at 2 and Anambra at 2​

Confirmed cases: 25,133​

Active cases: 15,158​

Discharged: 9,402​

Deaths: 573​

 

[Melvin]

Judging by latest readings on coronavirus cases Nigeria is currently at 26484 confirmed cases with 790 new cases and 13 deaths recorded seen yesterday. we can say Nigeria is at a critical stage in this pandemic and with the lockdown eased what could be the faith of our health care systems advancing into the pandemic ?