Ihekweazu, NCDC DG
The number of COVID-19 cases in Lagos State now stands at 16,920, according to the data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday.
The NCDC announced the figure in its COVID-19 Situation Report for Aug 18.
It said that Lagos accounted for 210 new COVID-19 infections out of the 410 cases reported from 16 states on Aug 18.
“That brings the state’s total number of infections to 16,920,” NCDC said.
According to NCDC, Lagos have tested a total of 90,730 samples for COVID-19 as at Aug. 18.
It said that out of the 363,331 COVID-19 sample tests conducted in the country, Lagos has conducted the highest number of sample tests.
NCDC said that Lagos was followed by Kano with 42,077 tests, while Abuja, Plateau and Oyo states have conducted 41,878, 20,879 and 18,888 tests, respectively.
The health agency added that nine patients, who were treated and had fully recovered, were discharged on the reported day, making 14,496 COVID-19 patients discharged in the state.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Lagos remains the epicentre of Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases with 16,920 of the total 49,895 cases in the country.
Also, data by the World Health Organisation Africa Region shows that there are 1,128,042 confirmed COVID-19 cases on the continent, with over 846,000 recoveries and 25,902 deaths.
(NAN)
YOU SHOULD NOT MISS THESE HEADLINES FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
More Shocks As Unemployment Data Exposes Misery Status Of Nigerians
BEFORE now, economic and finance experts found it difficult to assess the healthy nature of the labour market and how to measure the impact of government policies targeted at creating jobs because of lack of real time labour data. But on Friday, August 14, 2020, the concerns were only slightly eased as the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) published second quarter (Q2):2020 labour statistics, the first report since Q3:2018…
MONDAY LINES: Obasanjo’s (D)Art Of Condolence
Ben Guriano of The Washington Post described them in 2018 as ‘taboo enforcers.’ These are trolls seeking to upend truth and subvert facts about the life and times of the dead. ‘Do not speak ill of the dead’ came originally from a Spartan philosopher, then it was latinated by the Romans to read De mortuis nihil nisi bonum – and got spread around the world like Chinese viruses. The black man, as in all cases, contracted the no-no and turned it into a religion, got drunk with it and won’t mind killing for it…
Major stakeholders have lauded the Cross River government's innovative partnership between its Teachers Continuous Training…
"Under his stewardship, Nigeria is witnessing a paradigm shift: a nation transitioning from potential to…
Former Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusufu Buratai (rtd), weekend, made a strong…
Niger Delta Youth Congress (NDYC) has called on President Bola Tinubu to relieve Defence Minister…
"We want to see, for the good of both China and the U.S., an opening…
He urged wealthy Muslims in the country to prioritise the payment of zakat to help…
This website uses cookies.