Anambra state has recorded another three cases of Covid 19. The new COVID 19 cases in the state were confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC last night. The development, which came barely two days after the case of a patient said to have returned from Kano on the 6th of May after
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Lagos records 179 new COVID 19 cases as toll rises to 5445 in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported that Lagos State has once again recorded a high single-day spike with 179 new COVID 19 cases, with total confirmed cases in the country hitting 5445 as at Friday, 15 May. In the daily infection update released by the centre on its Twitter handle, it said
Read moreJigawa reports 51 new cases of COVID 19
The Jigawa Government says it has recorded 51 new coronavirus cases in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Abba Zakari, who is also the Chairman of the state COVID 19 Task Force disclosed this newsman on Thursday in Dutse. Zakari said that the new cases had brought the total number of cases in
Read moreBREAKING: Anxiety in Anambra as another Coronavirus patient emerges
There is palpable anxiety in Anambra state following the confirmation of new COVID-19 case in the state by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. The NCDC on May 13, confirms 184 cases, with Anambra and Enugu States recording new COVID-19 cases. The Anambra State case is coming weeks after the suspected index case tested
Read moreCOVID 19: Ekiti to begin random test of residents
The Commissioner for Health in Ekiti, Dr Mojisola Yaya-Kolade, says the state government will commence random test of residents across all the 16 Local Government Areas of the state next week. Yaya-Kolade made this known in Ado Ekiti at a news conference by the State COVID-19 Task Force Committee. She said the exercise was to
Read moreCOVID 19: Osun reports three new cases
The Osun government has confirmed three new cases of coronavirus in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Rafiu Isamotu, in a statement on Wednesday in Osogbo, said that the new cases were contacts of previously confirmed cases in the state. Isamotu added that the new cases had increased the active cases in the
Read moreBREAKING: Nigeria’s COVID 19 daily infection rate drops to 146
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced that the country recorded 146 new cases of COVID 19 on Tuesday. The latest single-day record showed a huge drop in the number of cases recorded daily previously. The new confirmed cases bring the total number of cases recorded in the country to 4787 as Tuesday, May
Read morePanic as Kano returnee tests positive for COVID 19 in Imo
IMO, Owerri The Imo State government has confirmed another new case of COVID 19 in the state. The Imo state Commissioner for Health, Dr Mrs, Damaris Osunkwo who revealed this to THE DAILY VENDOR on Monday in Owerri while giving update on the COVID 19 pandemic in the State said there is a newly confirmed
Read moreCOVID 19: Nigeria reports 248 new cases, 15 deaths for Sunday, May 10
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that a total of 248 new cases of COVID 19 was recorded in the country on Sunday. This brings the total number of cases recorded in the country to 4399. According to an update by the NCDC on Sunday, the country also recorded 15 COVID 19
Read more15 frontline health workers down with coronavirus in Bauchi
The Bauchi State government has announced that no fewer than fifteen frontline health workers in the state have been infected with the dreaded coronavirus in the line of duty. The commissioner for health in the state, Dr. Aliyu Maigoro announced this on Sunday while updating journalists on the activities of the state COVID 19 task
Read moreKaduna reports two COVID 19 related deaths
Kaduna State Government says it had recorded two more COVID-19 related deaths. Gov. Nasir El Rufai stated this in a tweet on his verified official twitter handle, adding that the two latest fatalities included a senior citizen from Makarfi and a lady from Zaria. In the tweet, released at 11.04 pm on Saturday, the governor
Read moreKwara reports first coronavirus death, 4 new positive cases
The Kwara Government on Saturday announced that it recorded its first death from a confirmed case of Novel COVID-19 pandemic. This was made known in a Press Statement issued by Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor and spokesman, Kwara Technical Committee on COVID-19. According to the statement, the deceased recently arrived Kwara
Read more239 new coronavirus cases, 11 deaths recorded Saturday
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that the country has recorded a total of 239 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Saturday, May 9. In the daily update announced by the centre on twitter, the country recorded a total of eleven deaths for same date. The latest development brings the total
Read more500 test positive for Coronavirus at an industrial facility in Ghana
By: Reuters More than 500 workers at an industrial facility in Ghana have tested positive for the coronavirus, the country’s health service said, as total cases jumped by nearly 30 per cent in a single day. The health service did not name the facility, where it said in a statement that 533 out 1,300 workers
Read moreNigeria records 386 new cases of COVID 19, as death toll rises to 117
Nigeria has once again recorded a higher single-day spike in COVID 19 cases. With 386 new cases on Friday, May 8. According to the breakdown released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control late Friday night, the country recorded a total of 386 new cases, with Lagos State accounting for 176 of the number, and
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