597 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-204 Rivers-89 Edo-65 FCT-50 Oyo-47 Enugu-46 Ekiti-24 Cross River-17 Delta-15 Gombe-15 Osun-12 Plateau-6 Benue-5 Kano-2 196,487 confirmed 185,159 discharged 2,573 deaths
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379 New COVID-19 Cases, 353 Discharged And 4 Deaths On September 6
379 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-138 Rivers-44 FCT-26 Ekiti-23 Oyo-22 Akwa Ibom-18 Adamawa-17 Delta-17 Anambra-15 Edo-14 Ogun-13 Bayelsa-8 Niger-7 Kwara-6 Gombe-5 Plateau-4 Kaduna-1 Kano-1 195,890 confirmed 184,882 discharged 2,556 deaths
Read More »5 Die Conveying Corpse Of Cholera Victim From Lagos To Sokoto (Pictures)
Five persons have died while conveying their brother who died of cholera in Lagos state to Sokoto. The deceased were seasonal migrants to Lagos state where they worked as scavengers. Newsextra24 that, they were living at Ojota, an area said to be worst hit by cholera in Lagos state. …
Read More »Hospitals’ Shutdown: Strike Threat Ridiculous – Ngige
The Federal Government, on Sunday, described as ridiculous a threat by the Joint Health Sector Union to embark on a strike. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, who stated this in an interview with one of our correspondents in Abuja, said the Federal Government would on Tuesday meet …
Read More »COVID-19 Vaccine: Lagos Considers Other Sources To Achieve Herd Immunity
The Lagos State government says it is considering other ways to source COVID-19 vaccines in order to achieve herd immunity against the pandemic for its population. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja. Abayomi said, …
Read More »COVID-19 Update For September 3 2021 In Nigeria
444 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Edo-71 Akwa Ibom-49 Kwara-49 Oyo-49 Rivers-38 Kaduna-21 Ekiti-20 FCT-19 Kastina-19 Anambra-17 Delta-16 Kano-16 Bauchi-14 Ogun-11 Bayelsa-9 Benue-9 Cross River-7 Nasarawa-5 Jigawa-2 Zamfara-2 Enugu-1 194,088 confirmed 179,679 discharged 2,495 deaths Today’s report includes: ✅Backlog of 19 cases reported for Kastina State from 2nd (16), and 3rd …
Read More »Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu Bags WHO Appointment As Assistant DG
The Director General of Nigeria Center for Disease Control, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu has been appointed as the World Health Organisation (WHO) Head of Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence. In addition to the new appointment, Dr Ihekweazu was also appointed as Assistant Director-General for Health Emergency Intelligence in Switzerland. The Director-General of …
Read More »COVID-19 Update For September 2 2021 In Nigeria
631 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-172 Oyo-93 Rivers-72 Edo-63 Kastina-29 Abia-26 FCT-23 Kano-23 Bayelsa-20 Ogun-20 Ekiti-18 Anambra-16 Delta-16 Osun-14 Imo-11 Benue-6 Enugu-4 Jigawa-2 Niger-2 Nasarawa-1 193,644 confirmed 179,294 discharged 2,488 deaths Today’s report includes: ✅Backlog of 63 cases reported for Edo State from 1st (35), 2nd (28), September 2021 ✅Backlog …
Read More »COVID-19: Snake Venom May Become Tool In Fight Against Coronavirus
Brazilian researchers have found that snake venom could be used as a tool in the fight against coronavirus. Brazilian researchers have found that a molecule in the venom of a type of snake slowed down the reproduction of coronavirus in monkey cells. The study showed a molecule produced by the Jararacussu pit …
Read More »582 New COVID-19 Cases, 241 Discharged And 11 Deaths On September 1
582 New Cases of #COVID-19-Nigeria; Lagos-175 Rivers-124 Edo-60 Delta-57 Akwa Ibom-44 Anambra-25 Bayelsa-22 Gombe-19 Ekiti-12 FCT-12 Kaduna-11 Kano-6 Benue-5 Plateau-5 Ogun-3 Jigawa-2 193,013 confirmed 179,000 discharged 2,480 deaths
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