Tag: COVID-19
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COVID-19 kills 21 Nigerians, 387 new cases reported
COVID-19 has killed 21 more Nigerians in the last 24 hours, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has revealed. Figures released by the Centre late Monday night showed that the nation posted 387 new cases and 21 deaths. The new cases represent a slight rise in COVID-19 cases compared to the 365 cases recorded…
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Eight dead as COVID-19 cases soar in Nigeria
The dreaded COVID-19 pandemic has killed eight Nigerians in the last 24 hours as new cases plummeted on Sunday. Figures posted by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, late Sunday night revealed that Nigeria recorded 365 new cases. This represents a fall from the 547 cases reported on Saturday. Eight deaths were reported by…
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Covid-19 strikes 17 dead in Nigeria; 597 cases reported
Nigeria posted 17 more COVID-19 deaths, with 597 new cases on Tuesday, according to report released by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. The 597 fresh cases represent a rise from the 379 cases reported the previous day. Of this figures, Lagos topped the chat with 204 cases, up from the 138 cases it…
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COVID-19 kills Edo SSG’s brother
Mr John Ogie, an elder brother to the Secretary to Edo Government, Osarodion Ogie, has been reported dead following complications from the Coronavirus (COVID-19).
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COVID-19: Nigeria records 4 more deaths, 379 new infections
Nigeria on Monday recorded four more COVID-19-related deaths and 379 new infections from 17 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in Nigeria. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on its Website. The NCDC attributed the surge to the highly transmissible Delta variant and low vaccination ra
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Govt. may reimpose lockdown in Rivers – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Monday threatened to re-imposed the suspended COVID-19 lockdown measures if residents fail to comply with COVID-19 protocols. Wike said this in a broadcast in Port Harcourt. He said that daily figures released from the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) showed that both the transmission and death rates in…
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Nigeria records 30 more COVID-19 deaths, 23 in Lagos
Nigeria has reported 30 more COVID-19 deaths, with new cases dropping on Sunday, according to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. According to the NCDC, Nigeria posted 459 new cases, a drop from the 964 cases posted the previous day. Lagos topped the grim chart with 23 deaths while the remaining seven deaths were…
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COVID-19 kills 49 Nigerians as infections spread in states
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 49 fresh COVID-19 deaths in the country as infections shot up drastically. Figures released by the centre on Saturday showed that the nation reported 964 new cases of COVID-19, over 100 percent higher than the 444 cases posted the previous day. Lagos posted a huge 456…
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COVID-19: Edo records 4 deaths within 24 hours
Edo Government said on Friday in Benin that it recorded four deaths and 28 new cases of COVID-19 within the last 24 hours from the third wave of the pandemic. The State Head of the COVID-19 response team, Dr Ebomwonyi Osagie, disclosed this during the daily press briefing on COVID-19. He said the state has…
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COVID-19: Obaseki vows to appeal court orders stopping vaccination of residents
The Edo State Government has cleared the air over what it described as the “purported compulsory vaccination” of its residents with the COVID-19 vaccine.