Tag: NCDC
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COVID-19: NCDC records 749 new infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 749 new infections of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country has so far tested 937,712 people since the first COVID-19 confirmed case was made known on…
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Yuletide: Nigeria to see a spike in COVID-19 cases January – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has predicted a significant increase in COVID-19 cases in Nigeria by January 2021. Dr Chikwe Iheakwazu, the boss of the agency said Nigeria would in January 2021 pay the price of violating the COVID-19 protocols during the festivities. “We just faced the worst week since we started responding…
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Covid-19 kills seven Nigerians in one day; 838 new cases recorded
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 838 new cases of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the country. The centre announced this on its verified website on Sunday. According to reports 925,215 persons have been tested since the first confirmed case of the virus was announced on Feb, 27 2020. According to the…
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Nigeria’s Covid-19 case worsens, five dead, 1,133 fresh cases
Five Nigerians died of COVID-19 complications on Wednesday, according to the latest data by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. Three of the deaths occurred in Katsina, which now has a death toll of 27. Abuja and Rivers also recorded one death each. While Rivers now has a death toll of 62, out of 3,311 confirmed…
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COVID-19: NCDC registers 356 new Infections, 6 deaths in 24hrs – Official website
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), has registered 356 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country, as at Dec.21, the Centre announced on its verified website on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that since the beginning of the outbreak in February, more than 893,590 samples had been tested by…
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COVID-19: Mass production of vaccines still far – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) says in spite of announcements of discovery of vaccines to tackle novel coronavirus pandemic, mass production of the vaccines is still far. The centre said that for the reason, Nigerians must continue to observe non-pharmaceutical measures against COVID-19. The Director-General of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, said at a…
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Nigeria’s COVID-19 death hits 1171, with 246 new cases – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says death recorded so far due to the coronavirus stands at 1,171 with 246 new cases in the country. The NCDC made this known on its verified website on Friday. The agency said that the infections brought the total number of cases in the country to 67,220. The…
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COVID-19: FCT leads as NCDC reports 168 new infections
The Federal Capital Territory has topped the list of states with highest cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), pandemic as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reports 168 new infections in the country. The data obtained from the NCDC’s website on Tuesday shows that within a 24-hour period, the FCT reported the highest number of the…
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The fight against COVID-19: The journey so far
By Racheal Abujah The fight against Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), which took the better part of year 2020 is still raging, more than nine months after its emergence in the world, with many countries going into second lockdown to check its spread. It started in Wuhan, China in late 2019 and has since spread worldwide. COVID-19…
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COVID-19: NCDC reports 246 fresh cases, confirms 1 death
Nigeria recorded 246 fresh cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Saturday, bringing the total to 66,228 since the first case was confirmed on February 27, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has said. The information contained in its verified website, said that one patient was confirmed dead, pushing the death toll to 1,166. Nigeria has…