Tag: covid-19 cases
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See names of high profile Nigerians who have died from, contracted COVID-19 so far
While countries all over the world continue battling and adjusting to a new normal brought about by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), one thing that has remained a sort of mystery since this global trying moment is the non-discriminatory approach of the virus. The fatalities cut across countries, class, race, tribe and other…
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WHO worried as COVID-19 cases surpass 13 million worldwide
COVID-19 cases rose above 13 million across the world on Monday, climbing by one million in just five days, with over 570,000 people dead. The Reuters global tally, which is based on government reports, shows the disease is accelerating the fastest in Latin America. The Americas account for more than half the world’s infections and…
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Nigeria records 12 deaths in 24 hours as COVID-19 cases hit 27,564
Twelve people died of COVID-19 in the various isolation centers of Nigeria in the last 24 hours, the NCDC announced on Friday. An additional 454 cases were also announced for Friday, taking the country’s total to 27,564. The number of people discharged increased from 10,801 to 11,069 – which means 268 were discharged in 24…
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Delta displaces Lagos, records highest single day COVID-19 cases in Nigeria
Nigeria on Wednesday, set a new record after it announced that the country has recorded 790 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 26,484. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on Twitter, saying the new cases were reported in 22 states, with four deaths. The…
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Lagos accounts for half of new COVID-19 cases on Thursday as toll hits 14,554
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has just announced that the record for the COVID-19 in Nigeria has risen to 14,554. 681 new cases were recorded on Thursday. The centre made this known via its Twitter handle. The new cases per states are listed below: new cases of #COVID19; Lagos-345 Rivers-51 Ogun-48 Gombe-47 Oyo-36 Imo-31…
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COVID-19 cases explode in Abuja as Lagos records slight decline
Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory of Abuja has recorded a spike in its COVID-19 cases, the highest in the last one week. This is as the nation’s virus caseload jumped to 11,844 and the death toll also increased from 323 to 333. But in Lagos, the virus curve may be flattening. According to the latest figures…
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More Covid-19 cases will hit Nigeria, FG warns
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 says Nigeria is yet to reach the “peak” of COVID-19 infections. The Chairman of the PTF and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, disclosed this at the COVID-19 daily news conference on Monday in Abuja. He said it was necessary to restate to the citizenry that…
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16 dead in a day, Lagos records highest daily infections as Covid-19 cases hit 8,344 in Nigeria
Nigeria, on Tuesday, reported 276 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the new tally of confirmed cases in the country to 8, 344, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced. Nigeria recorded one of its highest daily death figures since the beginning of the outbreak as 16 people were reported to have died from the…
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Manager of hotel demolished by Wike among 27 new COVID-19 cases in Rivers
The Rivers State Government on Sunday confirmed recording 27 new positive coronavirus cases in the state. According to a statement released on Sunday evening by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim, the Manager of Prodest Hotel demolished some two weeks ago by Governor Nyesom Wike was among the new cases. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports…
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Wike relaxes lockdown, blames oil workers for 60% of COVID-19 cases in Rivers
Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike on Wednesday relaxed the lockdown of Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt local government areas of the state for six days. According to the governor who spoke in a state broadcast on Wednesday, the relaxation kicks-off today. He said the lockdown would be restored in the capital city on May 26. He said:…