Tag: Infections
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Women warned against risks of sharing makeup brushes
A Consultant Dermatologist, Dr Folakemi Cole-Adeife has disclosed that the use of unsterilised makeup brushes can cause skin infection, monkeypox, hepatitis or HIV.
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Nigeria records 1,547 COVID-19 infections
Nigeria recorded 1,547 cases of COVID-19 infections on Sunday bringing the country’s total to 237,561 since the outbreak of the virus on Feb. 27, 2020. The virus has also taken 3,022 lives in Nigeria so far. Nigeria has treated and discharged 212,550 of those infected. 193 of them were discharged from hospitals on Sunday.
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COVID: NCDC announces 197 infections, 2 deaths as Omicron variant hits 38 countries
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced two additional fatalities from the coronavirus pandemic on Friday with 197 fresh cases reported across five states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The NCDC made the disclosure in its daily COVID-19 report on Saturday morning . The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
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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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COVID-19: Nigeria’s active cases surpass 9,000, as infections continue to surge
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), says the number of active COVID-19 cases in Nigeria increased to 9,066 with 565 additional cases confirmed on Friday. The NCDC made this known via its verified wedsite on Saturday morning . The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country’s new active case indicates an increase…
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Lagos records six COVID-19 deaths, 519 infections in two days
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state recorded six COVID-19 related deaths within two days. Abayomi made the disclosure through his Facebook account @ProfAkinolaAbayomi, on Sunday, while giving the state’s COVID-19 update for July 30 and July 31. He said that the deaths increased the state’s COVID-19 related mortality to…
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COVID-19: NCDC registers 110 new infections
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) registered 110 new COVID-19 cases, with no related death in the daily infection chart. The centre disclosed this on its official website on Thursday morning. The public health agency noted that the country’s fatality toll stood at 2,122, while the new cases jerked up total infections to 168,110. It…
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Lagos daily Covid-19 caseloads surge again
Lagos State recorded whopping Coronavirus cases on Sunday to take the nation’s infections figures higher. Of the 163 new cases declared by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Sunday, Lagos recorded a whopping 113 cases, posting more than twice the national figures. The State has been recording slump in cases in recent times,…
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Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases surpass 50,000 with 593 new infections
Nigeria’s COVID-19 caseload surpassed 50,000 mark on Wednesday as the nation records 593 new cases. The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, puts the nation’s overall infection at 50,488, with 37,304 recoveries and 985 deaths. In the last four days Nigeria has been recording increasing cases after more than two weeks of downturn. In the…
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Nigeria records second lowest Covid-19 infections figure since June, 950 persons dead
Nigeria on Monday recorded 290 new coronavirus infections, the second-lowest daily figure since June 8. Five deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours, pushing the total number of deaths to 950. Monday’s figure is slightly higher than the 288 daily cases recorded exactly one week ago. Nigeria has continued to record cases below 500…