Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases Reach 10,819 With 314 Deaths

BY VICTOR OSOWOCHI, ABUJA – With over 812 health workers exposed to the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the line of duty nationwide, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday night says the number of fatalities have also increased to 314 deaths in the country.

Similarly, NCDC put the number of confirmed cases at 10,819 with 3,239 cases so far discharged from the different isolation centres and accredited hospitals across 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The Centre further stated on its official website that 241 new confirmed cases and 15 deaths were recorded in the country on Tuesday, June 2, 2020.

However, with Cross River still standing as the only Coronavirus-free state, the NCDC said no new state reported a case in the last 24 hours, adding that the 241 new cases came in from 14 states.

According to the breakdown, Lagos remained atop with (142) cases; Oyo – (15); FCT – (13); Kano- (12); Edo – (11); and Delta – (10).

Others listed by the NCDC are: Kaduna and Rivers – Nine (9); Borno – Eight (8); Jigawa – Four (4); Gombe and Plateau – Three (3) cases each; while Osun and Bauchi reported One (1) case each.

With over 812 health workers exposed to the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the line of duty nationwide, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday night says the number of fatalities have also increased to 314 in the country.

On the rising number of health workers currently down with the virus, the NCDC explained that their protection, especially those in the frontline of the pandemic, remained its priority, and the Federal Government will ensure constant provision of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), to shield them from the virus infection.

Director General of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, who gave this assurance in Abuja, said: “As we go further in the easing of the restrictions, I just want to remind all of us that the easing of the restrictions doesn’t mean the easing of the response. In fact, the public response is being strengthen.”

Speaking during the daily media briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, in Abuja, Dr Ihekweazu stated that: “Crossing the 10,000 mark was quite a significant event, and every night when we work so hard to bring out those numbers, sometimes numbers begin to feel like what they are, that we forget that they are people behind each number.”

According to him; “We have had 812 healthcare workers infected. They are not just numbers. Twenty-nine (29) of these work for the NCDC. They are people I know who have families, wives and children. About eight (8) of them right now are in the Idu Treatment Centre. They are not just numbers but they are people and they matter and we must remember.”

The NCDC boss further said; “We have distributed over 40,000 pieces of complete PPEs and will continue to do this. By this weekend new consignment will be going out to every state, every Federal Medical Centres in the country.”

Below are 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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The first case of #COVID19 was reported on 31st December, 2019 in Wuhan, China

Five months later, the disease continues to affect people in countries across the globe

If we all #TakeResponsibilty, we can get through this together

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“At the onset of #COVID19Nigeria, cases with travel history went from 100% to a current 2% as at June 01.

23% of cases are contacts of confirmed cases while source of infection of 75% is unknown.

This is normal & reflects ongoing community transmission in Nigeria”

~ @Chikwe_

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“As we keep Nigerians informed on the public health response to #COVID19 through the daily Situation Report, it is important to remember the humans behind the numbers.

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

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“We are working to achieve our testing target for #COVID19Nigeria & urge Nigerians who meet the testing criteria to contact their state health authorities”

~@DrEOEhanire, Hounourble Minister @Fmohnigeria, at ongoing @PTFCOVID19 press briefing

Livestreamhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=npmFjPuwPUs …

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