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  • Covid-19 kills 12 Nigerians as caseloads reach new record high

    Covid-19 kills 12 Nigerians as caseloads reach new record high

    Twelve Nigerians were reported dead Friday from COVID-19 complications, according to the latest report by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.

    The death toll was the second highest in a single day, since the pandemic landed in late February.

    The highest single day death toll ever recorded was on 10 May, 2020, when 17 people died.

    Eight states and the Federal Capital of Abuja accounted for the latest toll, which has increased Nigeria’s fatalities to 1,342.

    Two persons each died in Lagos, Edo and Kano.

    Kebbi, Abuja, Kaduna, Plateau, Oyo and Rivers reported one death each.

    Lagos still has the highest death toll of 252, followed by Edo with 119.

    Abuja has overall death toll of 107, Kano 70, Rivers 65, Kaduna 55, Oyo 54 and Plateau 46.

    The highest single day death toll was one of the highlights of Friday’s report.

    According to the NCDC, Nigeria also reported another high figure of new COVID-19 cases, 1,544 from 20 states and Abuja.

    The national figure of confirmed cases is now 97,478 after 1,011,584 samples tested.

    The number of the discharged also rose by 570, moving from 77,982 to 78,552.

    “Our discharges today include 314 community recoveries in Lagos State, 158 in Kaduna State and 84 in Plateau State”, the NCDC said.

    As in fatalities, Lagos also led confirmed cases, registering 739 cases.

    Plateau, FCT Abuja, Oyo , Nasarawa and Rivers also recorded some high numbers.

    Here is a breakdown

    Lagos-739
    Plateau-168
    FCT-153
    Oyo-91
    Nasarawa-90
    Rivers-80
    Kaduna-35
    Edo-33
    Kano-29
    Ogun-21
    Delta-19
    Sokoto-16
    Akwa Ibom-11
    Ebonyi-11
    Enugu-10
    Osun-10
    Niger-9
    Bauchi-8
    Kebbi-8
    Katrina-2
    Taraba-1

    97,478 confirmed
    78,552 discharged
    1,342 deaths

  • Germany’s daily COVID-19 deaths top 1,000 for first time

    Germany’s daily COVID-19 deaths top 1,000 for first time

    Germany’s daily coronavirus death toll has crossed 1,000 for the first time, health authorities said Wednesday.

    A total of 1,129 people died in the previous 24 hours, according to figures from the Robert Koch Institute, up from the previous record of 962 logged last Wednesday.

    There were 22,459 new infections over the same period, it added.

    An apparent drop in new infections and deaths in recent days was a result of local authorities not sending in their data over the Christmas period, the institute said.

    More than 32,000 people have now died from the virus in Germany, which appeared to fare relatively well in the first wave of coronavirus in the spring but has been hit hard by a second wave.

    The country began its vaccination drive on Saturday, with a 101-year-old woman in a care home becoming the first person to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech jab.

    Around 65 percent of Germans said they are prepared to be vaccinated, according to a poll carried out by YouGov for the German news agency DPA.

  • Four new deaths as Covid-19 caseloads explode in Abuja, Lagos

    Four new deaths as Covid-19 caseloads explode in Abuja, Lagos

    Nigeria posted second highest COVID-19 cases on Tuesday with the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja and Lagos recording more than two-thirds of the infections.

    According to data published by the NCDC , FCT Abuja posted 416 cases on Tuesday, more than the 324 reported by Lagos.

    Kaduna posted 68 cases, to complete the trinity of centres where the second wave of the virus, has been most prevalent.

    In all 17 states and Abuja reported cases, sending Nigeria’s total infections since February to 79, 789, the 9th largest in Africa.

    Four persons also died in the last 24 hours, as death toll jumped to 1231, from 1,227 on Monday.

    The number of discharged was 68,879, with close to 10,000 active cases.

    Out of the 396 discharged on Tuesday, the NCDC said 254 of them were community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines.

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    Here is a breakdown of the latest cases:

    FCT-416
    Lagos-324
    Kaduna-68
    Plateau-42
    Kwara-32
    Kano-24
    Gombe-14
    Sokoto-12
    Yobe-12
    Akwa Ibom-11
    Bayelsa-10
    Rivers-7
    Bauchi-7
    Ogun-6
    Oyo-5
    Edo-4
    Taraba-4
    Jigawa-1

    79,789 confirmed
    68,879 discharged
    1,231 deaths

  • COVID-19 kills 3 in Nigeria in 24hrs, 281 new cases recorded

    COVID-19 kills 3 in Nigeria in 24hrs, 281 new cases recorded

    Three persons in Nigeria died from COVID-19 related causes in the last 24 hours, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said.

    According to its latest update, the country’s death toll now stands at 1,176.

    The NCDC also reported 281 new cases of the virus countrywide, with Lagos atop with 123 cases.

    “Till date, 67,838 cases have been confirmed, 63,430 cases have been discharged and 1,176 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory”, NCDC said.

    The agency also noted that among the people discharged, 61 were done outside the hospital.

    “Our discharges today include 61 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines”, it said.

    Here is a breakdown of the latest infections:

    Lagos-123
    FCT-64
    Kaduna-38
    Imo-15
    Rivers-11
    Plateau-8
    Ogun-5
    Bayelsa-4
    Kwara-4
    Bauchi-3
    Edo-3
    Kano-2
    Osun-1

    67,838 confirmed
    63,430 discharged
    1,176 deaths

  • Youths set market ablaze over strange deaths

    Youths set market ablaze over strange deaths

    Furious youths of Ute-Okpu, Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State, on Tuesday took to the streets to protest rising deaths of youths in the area.

    It was learnt the youths got irritated after four of them died.

    The protesters allegedly burnt the market, but were unable to raze the monarch’s palace as they were stopped by a team of soldiers and policemen.

    About 34 persons have died mysteriously in the last three weeks.

    A resident, Roland Chuks Agbontai, who lost his 22-year-old son, is convinced that the strange deaths have not abated because the communal deities, Agba-Egbo and Akpu, have not been properly pacified.

    He said after the youths consulted the oracle, they were told to appease both deities. But while Agba-Egbo was appeased, Akpu’s shrine was left desolate after a church uprooted the deity, he added.

    But Commissioner for Health Dr Ononye Mordi attributed the demises to yellow fever.

    Police spokesman Onome Onowakpoyeya confirmed the incident.

     

  • LAGOS IS BLEEDING: Deaths, injuries as policemen, soldiers rain bullets on #ENDSARS protesters in Lekki

    LAGOS IS BLEEDING: Deaths, injuries as policemen, soldiers rain bullets on #ENDSARS protesters in Lekki

    Policemen and soldiers out to enforce a 24 hour curfew at Lekki Toll Gate shot at #EndSARS protesters Tuesday night.

    Reports reaching TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) indicates that some persons have been feared killed while several others were injured.

    The shooting led to the dispersal of the protesters, who had remained at the Plaza, hours after the curfew went into force.

    Video clips from the scene, showed some protesters on the floor, hit by bullets.

    Staccato of gunshots can also be heard from a video, as the protesters ran for their lives.

    The protesters had defied the curfew imposed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu imposed at about noon today.

    Earlier before the shooting spree, some officials came to remove the CCTV cameras at the gate.

    The aim is now clear: to avoid any evidence that may be used against the police or army.

    Watch the video:

  • Covid-19: Plateau lead as Nigeria records more infections, fresh deaths

    Covid-19: Plateau lead as Nigeria records more infections, fresh deaths

    Nigeria on Saturday recorded 111 new cases of COVID-19 and two deaths from the pandemic.

    This was disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.

    According to the information on its Twitter handle, 10 States and the Federal Capital Territory accounted for the new cases, with Plateau topping the chart with 32 cases.

    Lagos State, the epicentre of the pandemic in Nigeria, recorded 32 cases, while the FCT and Osun State had 15 and 11 new infections respectively.

    Other States with new infections were Ogun-9, Oyo-6, Imo-4, Bauchi-3, Kaduna-3, Yobe-3 and Rivers-2.

    In all as at Saturday night, Nigeria had recorded 60,103 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 51,711 successfully treated and discharged and 1,115 deaths.

  • 1m global coronavirus deaths a very sad milestone – WHO

    The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday described the one million deaths from the coronavirus as “a very sad milestone”, considering that many victims suffered “a terribly difficult and lonely death” and their families were unable to say goodbye.

    WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris told a UN briefing in Geneva that the global coronavirus death toll has risen past a million.

    Harris added that a grim statistic in a pandemic that has devastated the global economy, overloaded health systems and changed the way people live.

    “People have lost so many people and haven’t had the chance to say goodbye.

    “Many people who died alone, it’s a terribly difficult and lonely death.

    “The one positive thing about this virus is it is suppressible, it is not the flu,’’ Harris told a UN briefing.

  • COVID-19 kills 1,100 in Nigeria as Enugu, Gombe lead in new caseloads

    COVID-19 kills 1,100 in Nigeria as Enugu, Gombe lead in new caseloads

    Nigeria’s COVID-19 deaths hit 1,100 on Monday as Enugu and Gombe lead in new recorded cases nationwide.

    The nation posts 195 new cases on Monday, with Enugu, 51 cases; Gombe, 40 cases and Lagos, 39 cases making up the top three.

    Plateau (23 cases), FCT (15 cases), Rivers (12 cases), Kaduna (8 cases), Ondo (3 cases), Bauchi (2 cases), Edo (1 case) and Ogun (1 case) make up the 10 States and FCT that record new cases on Monday.

    With 195 infections on Monday, the total confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria stand at 57,437 while 48,674 survivors have been discharged.

    According to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, 480,874 tests had been carried out so far since the pandemic broke out in February.

    This is a far cry from the two million tests the nation targeted when the pandemic broke out.

    Right now, only 7,663 active COVID-19 cases are left for the nation to manage, as the virus continues to plunge in Nigeria.

    How States stand in Monday’s infections

    Enugu-51
    Gombe-40
    Lagos-39
    Plateau-23
    FCT-15
    Rivers-12
    Kaduna-8
    Ondo-3
    Bauchi-2
    Edo-1
    Ogun-1

    57,437 confirmed
    48,674 discharged
    1,100 deaths

  • Nigeria Covid-19 deaths exceed 1000 amid new cases

    Nigeria Covid-19 deaths exceed 1000 amid new cases

    Nigeria’s COVID-19 deaths surpass the 1,000 mark on Sunday, with the rate of infections nose-diving.

    According to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Sunday, Coronavirus deaths in Nigeria stood at 1,002.

    A total of 332 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, with Lagos getting 130 new cases.

    The total confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria now stand at 52,227, with 38,945 survivors discharged.

    Lagos, which set a new record on Saturday with 404 cases, recorded 130 new infections today, representing a sharp drop.

    Also, the national infection rate dropped on Sunday to 332 from the 601 cases it recorded on Saturday.

    The 322 new cases were reported from 18 states.

    See figures below

    Lagos-130
    Bauchi-36
    FCT-25
    Edo-17
    Bayelsa-14
    Ogun-14
    Oyo-14
    Anambra-13
    Kaduna-12
    Ondo-11
    Abia-10
    Osun-6
    Plateau-5
    Kwara-5
    Kano-4
    Ebonyi-3
    Sokoto-2
    Borno-1

    52,227 confirmed
    38,945 discharged
    1002 deaths