Tag: NCDC
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COVID-19: NCDC issues public health advisory for Eid-el-Kabir
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has issued a 9-point public health advisory on its website to members of the public to prevent further spread of COVID-19 during Eid-el-Kabir celebration. In the advisory issued on Tuesday, the public health agency urged Nigerians to take personal and collective responsibility to reduce the risk of the spread…
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COVID-19: NCDC records 132 additional cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported additional 132 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) as of Friday, July 16. The NCDC made the disclosure on its official website handle on Saturday morning. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the new infections indicate a decrease from the 159 cases registered on Thursday.…
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COVID-19: Nigeria records 161 new infections – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 161 new cases of COVID-19 in the country as of July 12. The NCDC said on its website, on Tuesday morning, that the additional 161 infections brought the total of infections in the country to 168, 713. It noted that 37 people who had recovered from…
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COVID-19: NCDC registers 35 new infections in 4 states, no fatality
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has recorded 35 additional COVID-19 infections as of Saturday. The NCDC disclosed this on its website on Sunday morning. It stated that the additional positive samples of coronavirus were recorded in four states. The health agency said with the new figure, a total of 259 cases had been…
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COVID-19 infections reaches 167,078 in Nigeria, says NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the COVID-19 cases in Nigeria has reached 167,078, as its registered 12 additional infections on Monday. The NCDC disclosed this on its website Tuesday, adding that the infections were recorded in just two states: Lagos – 9 and Kwara – 3. The country had continued to witness…
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Nigeria has 1,504 active COVID-19 cases as at June 11, says NCDC
The Nigeria Center For Disease Control (NCDC) says the total number of active COVID-19 cases in the country Nigeria stands at 1,504, as at June 11, 2021,indicating a slight jump from the 1,497 recorded early on Friday. The NCDC, who made this known via its verified website on Saturday, also stated that 24 new infections…
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COVID-19: NCDC confirms 63 additional Infections, 11 recoveries
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 63 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, and 11 recoveries. With the 65 new infections, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country now stands at 166,254. The NCDC disclosed this late on Friday via its official Twitter handle. It added that the new infections were recorded…
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COVID-19: NCDC records 1 death, 44 new infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported one more death in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths from the disease in Nigeria to 2,066. The centre also reported 44 new cases of the virus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 165,559. The NCDC made the disclosure…
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COVID-19: NCDC records 18 new infections
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 18 new coronavirus infections, with zero COVID-19 related death in four states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as of May 3. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Monday. The agency said that with the new 18 cases, the tally of confirmed COVID-19…
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NCDC responds after 2face slams agency for COVID-19 portal breakdown
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has responded to assertions by popular singer, 2baba, that he and some Nigerians were stuck at an airport because the COVID-19 portal was down. In a series of tweets via the verified NCDC handle, the agency took blame for the portal’s malfunction. The agency tweeted, “On the 20th of…