COVID-19 Update: Nigeria’s Figures Keep Rising, Tally Now 11,166, New Cases 348

BY VICTOR OSOWOCHI, ABUJA – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday night confirmed that the spread of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria continues to rise with latest statistics indicating a total 11,166 confirmed cases nationwide.

The Centre also announced that 348 new cases of COVID19 and one death were recorded on the 3rd of June 2020 in the country.

Figures captured on the NCDC’s official Twitter handle further showed that no new state reported a case in the last 24 hours while 3329 patients have so far been treated and discharged from various isolation centers and accredited hospitals.

Similarly, the Centre stated that the number of fatalities now stand at 315 deaths recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

On the 348 new cases reported from 19 states of the Federation, the NCDC listed Lagos with (163); FCT – (76); Ebonyi – (23); and Rivers – (21).

Others include: Delta, Nasarawa and Niger with Eight (8) cases each; Enugu – Six (6); Bauchi, Edo, Ekiti, Ondo and Gombe with Five (5) cases each; Benue – Four (4); Ogun – Two (2) while Osun, Plateau, Kogi and Anambra all reported one (1) case each.

Below are tweets by ‎@NCDCgov

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Replying to @NCDCgov
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via http://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng #TakeResponsibility

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We are grateful to @TECNOMobileNG Foundation for supporting us with medical supplies, as part of the #COVID19 response

We are grateful to partners who have joined us in the whole-of-society approach to #COVID19Nigeria#TakeResponsibility

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“We need a community approach to tackle the ongoing community transmission of #COVID19Nigeria

Through our data driven strategy, we continue to provide Nigerians with reliable information on #COVID19”

~@ywoga, NCDC Head of Risk Communications on @channelstv #TakeResponsibility

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“75% of #COVID19 cases in #Nigeria have unknown sources of Infection, this is normal for a respiratory virus & suggests ongoing community transmission in Nigeria”

~ @Chikwe_I, NCDC Director General at #PTFCOVID19#TakeResponsibility

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We are pleased to announce the inclusion of an additional lab to the NCDC Molecular Laboratory Network:

National Intelligence Agency, Abuja

This brings the total number of labs with the capacity to test for #COVID19 in Nigeria to 30

In progress: Kwara & Gombe