COVID-19 Update: Nigeria’s Tally Now 14,554, Records 681 New Cases

• Fatalities reach 387 deaths nationwide

BY VICTOR OSOWOCHI, ABUJA –The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday night puts Nigeria’s total figure of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) infections at 14,554 cases

On a day that fresh spike was witnessed in the number of virus infections, the Centre announced that another all-time high figure of 681 new cases were recorded within the last 24 hours across the country.

As usual, NCDC conveyed the latest figures on its official Twitter handle saying: “On the 11th of June 2020, 681 new confirmed cases and 5 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.”

It further stated thus: “Till date, 14,554 cases have been confirmed, 4,494 cases have been discharged and 387 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory”.

Of the 681 new cases that came in from 17 states across the nation, the numbers indicated thus: Lagos – (345); Rivers – (51); Ogun – (48); Gombe – (47); Oyo – (36); Imo – (31); and Delta – (28).

The also has Kano – (23); Bauchi – (18); Edo – (12); Katsina – (12); Kaduna – Nine (9); Anambra – Seven (7); Jigawa – Five (5); Kebbi – Four (4); Ondo – Four (4); and Nasarawa – One (1)

Some tweets by ‎@NCDCgov

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

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Today, DG @Chikwe_I was part of @Fmohnigeria delegation at the public hearing of the Control of Infectious Disease Bill convened by @HouseNGR

While expressing gratitude for the legislation to strengthen health security, he highlighted need for further review https://twitter.com/chikwe_i/status/1271156080119349249 … https://twitter.com/Chikwe_I/status/1271156080119349249

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Today we joined @AfricaCDC @WHO & @CDCgov for a weekly webinar series to share Nigeria’s use of Public Health Emergency Operations Centres for #COVID19 & other outbreaks

PHEOCs lead in coordination of information, resources & response to public health emergencies in each state

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📢STOP FAKE NEWS

Fake news can lead to panic, mistrust & misinformed decisions

Please verify all information before sharing#TakeResponsibility

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“A major challenge in contact tracing in response to #COVID19Nigeria is stigmatisation, & is difficult in states with high number of cases.

We encourage states to adopt diverse means of engaging the public, especially through religious & traditional leaders”

~@Chikwe_I

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CONTACT TRACING

“Contact tracing is currently receiving global attention. It has been a key strategy in response to infectious disease outbreaks in Nigeria.

In response to #COVID19, State public health officers have played a critical role in contact tracing”

~ @Chikwe_I

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INCREASE IN CASES

“As we’ve eased the restrictions & continue to increase testing capacity, it’s likely we’ll see an increase in #COVID19 cases in Nigeria.

Whether that increase continues or not will depend on our collective action”

~ @Chikwe_I#TakeRespinsibility

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In his remark at @PTFCOVID19 press briefing today, DG @Chikwe_I highlighted two critical aspects of the response to #COVID19Nigeria.

Recent increase in cases & Contact Tracing#TakeResponsibility