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July 28, 2020 NCDC Confirms 648 New COVID-19 Cases, Nigeria’s Toll Now 41,180

NCDC Confirms 648 New COVID-19 Cases, Nigeria’s Toll Now 41,180

A total of 648 new cases of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Nigeria, bringing the number of cases to 41,180.

According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), 180 of the cases were recorded in Lagos State, 148 in Plateau State, 44 in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), 42 in Ondo State, 38 in Kwara State, 32 in Rivers State, 29 in Oyo State, 21 in Kaduna State, 20 in Osun State and 17 each in Edo and Ogun states.

Ekiti State recorded 11 cases, nine cases each in Kano, Benue, Delta and Abia states, 7 in Niger State, 3 in Borno State and 1 each in Borno, Bauchi and Imo states.

Of the 41,180 confirmed cases, 860 persons have died due to complications from the disease while 18,203 cases have been successfully managed and discharged.

Meanwhile, the second phase of the easing of COVID-19 lockdown in the country has been extended by one week to August 5.

Chairman, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha who disclosed this at the resumption of daily briefing in Abuja by the Task Force said the extension was after a careful review of COVID-19 cases in the country.

July 27, 2020 Sirika Publishes Names Of Airports To Resume Operations

Sirika Publishes Names Of Airports To Resume Operations

Minister of Aviation, HADI SIRIKA has published the names of airports across the country that have been approved to resume operations after their enforced closure following the COVID-19 outbreak.

SIRIKA published the list of the approved airports in a post on his Twitter handle today.

According to the minister, 14 airports comprising the country’s four international airports and 10 domestic airports have been authorised to reopen following their inspection.

He, however, noted that they operate only domestic flights currently.

All airports in the country were shut by 23 March due to restricts following the COVID-19 pandemic.

July 27, 2020 Nigeria’s Covid-19 Cases Exceed 40,000

Nigeria’s Covid-19 Cases Exceed 40,000

Nigeria crosses 40,000 covid-19 mark as the NCDC announces 555 new cases in 17 states and the FCT.

Since February 27 when the first case of the virus was confirmed in Nigeria, the country has witnessed a steady rise in infections despite efforts to curtail its spread.

Last night, the NCDC confirmed an additional 555 cases and two deaths, lifting total infections in the country to 40,532 and fatalities to 858 from Friday’s figures of 39,977 and 856, respectively.

Data from the centre shows that Lagos had 156, followed by Kano, Ogun, and Plateau states with 65, 57, and 54 cases.

Other states with new infections are Oyo – 53, Benue – 43, FCT – 30, Ondo – 18, Kaduna – 16, Akwa Ibom – 13, Gombe – 13, Rivers – 12, Ekiti –9, Osun – eight, Cross River –3, Borno – 2, Edo – two, and Bayelsa – one.

July 23, 2020 NCDC Confirms 543 New Covid-19 Cases, Nigeria’s Toll Now 38,344

NCDC Confirms 543 New Covid-19 Cases, Nigeria’s Toll Now 38,344

A total of 543 new cases of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Nigeria bringing the total number cases to 38,344.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC says 180 of the cases were recorded in Lagos State, 86 in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), 56 in Kaduna State, 47 in Ondo State, 37 in Edo State and 19 each in Ogun and Rivers states.

Kano State recorded 17 cases, 16 each in Ebonyi and Enugu states, 7 in Delta State, 4 in Bayelsa State, 3 in Bauchi State and 1 in Abia State.

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