Tag: NCDC
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COVID-19 tests: ‘We accept full responsibility,’ NCDC apologises over delay in travellers’ results
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) said recent complaints by travellers to Nigeria over their inability to obtain QR Codes and acknowledgement of COVID-19 test results was due to system failure. The Director General, NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, said this in an interview with newsmen on Thursday in Abuja. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that passengers…
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NCDC reports zero COVID-19 death in 9 days
The Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC) reported zero COVID-19-related death for the ninth consecutive days as the nation’s fatality toll remains 2,061. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country last registered a COVID-19-related death on April 11. It reports that…
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Nigeria records 67 new COVID-19 infections, no fatalities
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 67 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 164,147 with 154,304 recoveries. The NCDC also disclosed on its official Twitter handle on Friday that there were now 7,734 active cases in the country. It added that death toll stands…
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COVID-19: NCDC announces 149,882 recoveries as at March 25
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that the number of COVID-19 recoveries from 36 states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) stood at 149,882 as it announced 97 new cases. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Thursday. It also said that it managed 1,015 community recoveries in FCT and…
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COVID-19 kills 5 Nigerians in 24Hrs
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced additional five COVID-19 related deaths, bringing the death toll to 2,036. However, the number of COVID-19 recoveries from 36 states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) stood at 149,882 as NCDC announced 97 new cases on Thursday. NCDC also said that it managed 1,015 community recoveries in…
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Nigeria records 179 fresh cases of COVID-19, two deaths
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 179 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, increasing infections in the country to 161,074. It also announced two virus-related deaths. The death toll is now 2018. So far, Nigeria has tested 1,684,305 people since the first confirmed case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic was announced on Feb. 27,…
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COVID-19 kills 3 Nigerians , 353 persons discharged
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has discharged 353 people after being treated from various isolation centers across the country, bringing the total number of discharged cases to 145,752. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Monday. The country has also tested 1,684,305 people since the first confirmed case of COVID-19…
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COVID-19: NCDC records 1,368 new infections, 16 deaths as at February 16
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,368 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 148,296. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the new infections registered today doubled the 574 cases reported as…
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COVID-19: Oyo records 58 new cases
Oyo State on Thursday recorded 58 new coronavirus cases, and the latest figure has brought the total COVID-19 cases in the state to 6,074, while a total number of 1,809 patients are currently being treated for the novel coronavirus in the state. According to data on NCDC’s microsite, the COVID-19 death toll in the state…
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COVID-19: Defiant Yahaya Bello threatens to sue Buhari’s PTF, NCDC for de-marketing Kogi, scaring away investors
The Kogi State Government has threatened to sue the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and Presidential Task Force, PTF on COVID-19 for declaring the state high risk COVID-19 state. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 had on Monday declared Kogi a high-risk state for refusing to acknowledge the existence…