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NCDC announces 4 deaths, 216 fresh COVID-19 infections

The health agency said that a multi-sectoral national Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), activated at Level 3 had continued to coordinate the national response activities across the country.

It disclosed that the new infections were recorded in 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The NCDC stated that of the 216 new cases, Plateau had the highest number with 59, followed by Rivers, Abia, and Lagos which had 27, 22, and 20 respectively.

Others were Oyo – 18, Enugu – 17, Kaduna – 11, FCT – 11, Ogun – 10, Ebonyi – four, Osun – four, Ekiti – four, Delta – three, Edo – three, Akwa Ibom – two, and Bauchi – one.

The health agency said that this brought the total number of infections in the country since its first index case in February, 2020 to 54,463.

It noted that those who had lost the their lives to the virus in country increased by four, raising the death toll of infections to 1,027.

The health agency also said that the number of recoveries in the country increased to 42,439 after 429 more patients were successfully treated and discharged from various isolation centres in the country.

It added that as at Monday, Nigeria had a total of 10,997, recoveries.

NCDC stated that this represented 20.19 per cent of the total confirmed cases with 77.92 per cent recoveries and 1.88 per cent deaths recorded.

Meanwhile, the health agency noted that the success of the public health response to COVID-19 was not dependent only on the efforts at the national level.

It said it was also dependent on the actions of various communities and individuals to adapt the messages and solutions to their local context.

“One good thing from Nigeria’s polio experience is a well developed vaccine delivery mechanism.

“What we now need to do is ensure we have the right data on immunity levels of our population to guide decision making around prioritisation within our context,” it said

Source: News Agency Of Nigeria

COVID-19 vaccine may be available in 6 months — NCDC

NCDC Boss, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu

Meanwhile, the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, says there are a lot of ongoing programmes on the COVID-19 vaccine research and that a vaccine may be available within the next six to 12 months.

Speaking on Thursday during the virtual weekly briefing of the African Centre for Disease Control, he said the country recorded between 500 and 700 confirmed cases of COVID-19 every day.

He said the country had not experienced an explosion of cases as predicted by some models during the initial days of the outbreak.

Dr Ihekweazu said Lagos accounts for about 30 per cent of the cases in Nigeria because of its large population and influx of international travellers into the country at the onset of the outbreak, among others.

The NCDC boss said Nigeria had so far tested 250, 000 persons for COVID-19, adding that the figure was however not large enough for the country’s population.

He said the country now has 60 molecular testing centres across the country.

“We initially didn’t have enough molecular testing centres. But now we have 60 molecular testing centres. 85 per cent of the 36 states of the country now have testing centres and we intend to cover the remaining six states by next week,” he said.

He said NCDC would continue to improve the sensitivity of the country’s surveillance system, adding that it would also increase focus on Infection, Prevention, and Control (IPC).

While enjoining the populace to stick to health guidelines against COVID-19, he said prevention was key in Nigeria’s response to the disease.

According to him, Nigeria’s response also relies on science and not some unscientific claims screamed over microphones.

Also speaking, the Director, Africa CDC, Dr John Nkengasong, enjoined all African countries to establish centres for disease control, saying COVID-19 had shown that every African state needed one.

He said as of today, 55 Member States in Africa have reported 891,199 cases of COVID-19 and 18,884 deaths, giving a case fatality rate of 2.1%.

He said, “There have been 540,872 recoveries. In the past week, there was a 15 per cent increase in cases, with 118,868 new cases reported, an average of 16,981 new cases reported per day. The average daily new cases for the previous week were 17,587.”

Nigeria Has Recorded 229 New Cases Of Covid—19

Nigeria has recorded 229 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 8,068.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on Monday.

229 new cases of #COVID19;

Lagos-90
Katsina-27
Imo-26
Kano-23
FCT-14
Plateau-12
Ogun-9
Delta-7
Borno-5
Rivers-5
Oyo-4
Gombe-3
Osun-2
Anambra-1
Bayelsa-1

8068 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 2311
Deaths: 233

Confirmed cases of coronavirus have increased to 7,526 in Nigeria.

This is after 265 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the Nigeria on Saturday.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on its website.

Data from the NCDC showed that an additional 167 patients recovered from Covid-19 in the country

No COVID-19 death was reported in the country in the past 24 hours, according to the released data.

NCDC said, “On the 23rd of May 2020, 265 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria.

“No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.

“Till date, 7,526 cases have been confirmed, 2,174 cases have been discharged and 221 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 265 new cases are reported from 13 states- Lagos(133), Oyo(34), Edo(28), Ogun(23), FCT(22), Plateau(6), Kaduna (5), Borno(3), Niger(3), Kwara(2), Bauchi(2), Anambra(2), Enugu(2).”

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 245 new confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country

This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country to 7,261, Tribune Online reports.

The NCDC made this known via its Twitter handle and website on Friday. it also said that 131 of the new infections were recorded in Lagos.

“245 new cases of #COVID19; 131-Lagos 16-Jigawa 13-Ogun 12-Borno 9-Kaduna 9-Oyo 9-Rivers 9-Ebonyi 8-Kano 7-Kwara 5-Katsina 3-Akwa Ibom 3-Sokoto 2-Bauchi 2-Yobe 1-Anambra 1-Gombe 1-Niger 1-Ondo 1-Plateau 1-FCT 1-Bayelsa.”

Nigeria records 339 new COVID-19 cases, total now 7,016

Three hundred and thirty-nine new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Nigeria

This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 7,016.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on Thursday.

339 new cases of #COVID19;

139-Lagos
28-Kano
28-Oyo
25-Edo
22-Katsina
18-Kaduna
14-Jigawa
13-Yobe
13-Plateau
11-FCT
8-Gombe
5-Ogun
4-Bauchi
4-Nasarawa
3-Delta
2-Ondo
1-Rivers
1-Adamawa

7016 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1907
Deaths: 211

FG lists diseases responsible for COVID-19 deaths

The federal government has said health challenges like tuberculosis, hypertension, diabetes, HIV, kidney disease and cancer are responsible for 70 per cent of COVID-19 deaths in Nigeria.

The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, stated this during the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Thursday.

Ehanire also noted that 70 per cent of deaths were males, while the remaining 30% are females.

Majority of positive cases recorded so far are between 29 and 49.

He said: “The core morbidity of the fatalities we have had to COVID-19, 70% of them have hypertension, or diabetes, and the rest were kidney disease, HIV, cancer, tuberculosis and other sundry challenge.

“A finding from the analysis of the death patterns shows 70% to 30% for male and female around that ratio and about 70% fatalities were persons who are 60 years old while majority of positives were between the ages of 29 and 49; those are the most active ages in life.”

As at Thursday night, Nigeria had recorded 6,677 confirmed cases of Coronavirus.

A total of 1,840 patients have been recorded, while 200 have died

COVID-19 UPDATE: Nigeria Confirmed 226 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total 6,401

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced the COVID-19 numbers for Tuesday, May 18, 2020.

According to the figures there are 226 new cases Of COVID-19 in Nigeria taking the total number of infections since the pandemic hit Nigeria to 6,401.

COVID-19: Governor Yahaya Seek FG Support, asks FG, NCDC to count Gombe out of total lock-down

Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe state has called on the Federal Government, National Center for Decease Control (NCDC), and other authorities in the country to count Gombe out of total lock-down.

The governor stated this during a courtesy visit by the ministerial team on COVID-19 pandemic which was in the state to access situation around the COVID-19 and the mass death incident in some northern states.

According to him, Gombe cannot go hundred percent lockdown: “Because we are ordinary people 70-80% of our people are innocently living in our villages. We would not have gotten into this if our borders were controlled and properly manage.

So, totally lock-down is not an option for us, because a large percentage of the people are local farmers, who must go to farm especially now that the rainy season has set in. He further disclosed that it is almost impossible: “From day one, personally, I objected to the idea of total lock-down because of the situation of our people”.

While seeking for financial and other support in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Gombe, Governor Yahaya said: “We will align with you (NCDC), financially, give us the support, tell the Ministry of Health to come to our aid. Tell the Ministry of Finance, I know through the Governor’s Forum and the NNPC, there is a lot that is coming.

I hope it will come as soon as possible so that we will join hands. So far, not even one kobo came from the Federal Government in order to support Gombe State out of this pandemic,” the governor added.

He further stated that: “By my observation, we may be in this pandemic for a long time before halt, because this thing has no date of ending, so, we must learn to put people to manage the situation and live with it and do the correct thing as a government and in order to give whatever is required”.

According to the leader of the delegation Dr. Nasiru Sani Gwarzo who had earlier commended Gombe state for setting up what he called a well-assembled team on the fight against COVID-19 even before the onset of the epidemic in the state, there is a potential risk attached to the relaxing of a partial lockdown placed by the state government.

He said: “There is the potential risk of a second wave for relaxing the lockdown, which the Gombe State Government was gradually easing because of the progress being made in the number of infections. Consequently, there is a need to prepare for it, as well as ensure it does not reoccur

COVID-19 UPDATE: Nigeria records 216 new COVID-19 cases, total now 6,175

Nigeria has recorded 216 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of total Confirmed cases in the country to 6,175.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on Monday.

216 new cases of #COVID19;

74-Lagos
33-Katsina
19-Oyo
17-Kano
13-Edo
10-Zamfara
8-Ogun
8-Gombe
8-Borno
7-Bauchi
7-Kwara
4-FCT
3-Kaduna
3-Enugu
2-Rivers

6175 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1644
Deaths: 191

I need evacuation from Abia to Lagos, I’ve spent all my money – Ibo guy begs FG.

A twitter user, one Nnamdi Uzoukwu, has called on the Nigerian government to evacuate him to Lagos because he has been locked up in Abia state for over six weeks.

He said he has spent all his money and he cannot afford to transport himself back to his base, being Lagos, where he has been over the years.

Uzoukwu’s plea is not unconnected with the evacuation of Nigerians from Dubai in the United Arabs Emirate and others who were brought from other countries to Nigeria.

He is not happy that the Nigerian government is evacuating people from other countries of the world to Nigeria but has not evacuated Nigerians who are locked up in some states of the nation.

their ways through the security apparatus. Hence they find their way to other states without restriction.

FG: First phase of gradual easing of lockdown ends tomorrow

The task force members led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha, met with President Muhammmadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja. (Punch)

The Presidency has said the first phase of gradual easing of lockdown measures announced by President Muhammadu Buhari will end on Monday, May 18, 2020.

Special Assistant to the President on Digital and New Media, Tolu Ogunlesi disclosed this via his Twitter handle on Sunday, May 17, 2020, while announcing the meeting between the president and the COVID-19 Task Force.

The task force members led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha, met with Buhari at the State House, ahead of this week’s review of the current easing of the lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja.

He tweeted, “Presidential briefing from the Covid-19 Task Force, this afternoon at the State House. Phase 1 of 3 phases of the 6-week gradual-easing-of-the-lockdown ends tomorrow”.

The task force is expected to discuss the success or otherwise of the first phase of the lockdown measures with the president to decide on what measures to consider on the second phase of the efforts being taken to tackle the pandemic in Nigeria.

Personal Assistant on New Media to the President on New Media, Bashir Ahmad also confirmed that President Buhari received briefing from the Presidential Task Force on COVID–19, on Saturday.

He tweeted, “President @MBuhari receives briefing from the Presidential Task Force on COVID–19, led by SGF, Mr. Boss Mustapha, today at the State House, Abuja”.

Recall that President Buhari approved a gradual easing of lockdown measures in Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja on Monday, April 27, 2020.

NCDC Explain Why COVID-19 Patients Are Treated With Anti-Malaria Drugs.

Chikwe Iheakweazu, the director-general of the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday spoke on the differences between COVID-19 and malaria.

But speaking at the daily briefing of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19, the NCDC boss said: ”I think we all know COVID-19 is a respiratory illness caused by a virus. Malaria is caused by a parasite. They are completely different diseases.

This revelations by some high-profile survivors, who spoke about the drugs administered on them during their treatment. One of the survivors, Raymond Dokpesi who is the founder of DAAR communications Plc, had said that all the drugs administered on him were anti-malaria medication.

“However, many diseases present exactly the same way in the beginning. Yellow fever presents the same way with fever at the beginning, Lassa fever the same way with malaria.

“So, the initial presentation of a febrile illness is similar across diseases. There is no specific treatment for COVID-19. What clinicians do is to manage your symptoms so that your body recovers as quickly as possible.

“You can have Malaria and COVID-19. That you have COVID-19 doesn’t prevent you from having Malaria and if you are in a hospital for one month, you could definitely be co-infected by both of them.

“So there are many reasons why people receive similar treatments but they are two completely different diseases with different parthenogenesis.” he said

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PMB to Address Nigerians on Today

President Muhammadu Buhari will address the nation in a broadcast on today Monday following the end of the first phase of the gradual easing of the COVID-19 lockdown.

Aliyu Sani, the national coordinator of the presidential task force on COVID-19, made this disclosure when he appeared on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics.

According to him, the president is to decide on whether or not the country should go ahead with the second phase of the easing of the lockdown.

Despite the increase of Confirmed cases in the country, many Nigerians want to resume back to their normal daily activities as some states has ease their lockdown by allowing churches and mosques to open which other organizations fums at and want to resume as well. While some did not want the lockdown to be eased due to the increase in the rate of increase of Confirmed cases.

Those who did not want the lock down to be eased are calling on the government to embark on total lockdown again in the poll carried out by Lagos State government and Ogun State government.

COVID-19 UPDATE IN NIGERIA AS CONFIRMED CASES HITS 5959

Statistics of COVID-19 in Nigeria

On the 17th of May 2020, 338 new confirmed cases and 6 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
Till date, 5959 cases have been confirmed, 1594 cases have been discharged and 182 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory
The 338 new cases are reported from 18 states- Lagos(177), Kano(64), FCT(21), Rivers(16), Plateau(14), Oyo(11), Katsina(9), Jigawa(4), Kaduna(4), Abia(3), Bauchi(3), Borno(3),Gombe(2), Akwa Ibom(2), Delta(2), Ondo(1), Kebbi(1), Sokoto(1)

COVID-19: REGBEREGBE GROUP APPEAL TO OGUN STATE GOVERNMENT FOR AN ISOLATION CENTRE

A Group (Regberegbe) has appealed to Gov. Dapo Abiodun to create an Isolation centre in Ijebu Ode local government considering the possible outbreak that might likely occur based on the announcement of Mr President on the relax of the lockdown in the state.

The group made the appeal in a letter addressed to the governor and jointly signed by its Coordinator and Public Relations Officer, Oreagba Olatunbosun and Adepoju Adekiitan respectively.

The group appreciated all the medical teams working so tirelessly day and night to ensure infected people in the state were reduced drastically.

The group noted that the isolation centre would guaranteed security of lives of Ijebu Ode indegenes and it’s environs, adding that it would increase the people’s sense of belonging and more trust in the present administration.

We are Ijebu born young men between the age grade of 1983-84-85.

We must congratulate you and your team on the success recorded so far towards the curb of the spread of the dreaded virus COVID-19 in Ogun State.

Sir, In our own little way to show our support and interest in this government, we distributed palliatives and stimulus package to the less privileged and the agedin every nook and cranny of Ijebu land.

We indeed do not have any doubt in us that the distribution of palliatives to 1,000 youths of our dear Ijebu-Ode local government, and as replicated in other local government in Ogun State, will also go a long way most especially in this “Stay Home and Stay Safe” era.

NCDC opens up Why They don’t give COVID-19 test results to individuals

NCDC Director General Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has been rigorously criticised in the way and manner at which they conduct Covid-19 tests on suspected individuals. Their usual way of testing without issuing result to individuals has raise eyebrows as to the authenticity and transparency of the process and results.

Many affected persons who have been subjected to quarantine and subsequent isolation have come out to raise suspicion and doubts on the processes adopted by the NCDC.

Several persons who had tested positive for COVID19 had complained of not getting to see their tests results in papers.

Raymond Dokpesi jnr, chairman of DAAR Communications Plc, after his discharge on Friday also shared same sentiment.

He complained that he was discharged without seeing results of tests conducted by the agency to assert he is positive for the virus.

“Whilst I can attest to my improvement in physical health and wellbeing, I regret to say that since my initial test to date, I have never seen any documentary evidence of any test result,” Dokpesi said.

“I take it in trust and good faith that the NCDC pronounced me COVID-19 positive and that they have now also pronounced me COVID-negative.”

He, however, stated that he would appreciate it if the documentary records of the various tests on him and members of his family are made available to them for their medical records.

He also stated that such “lapses” on the NCDC side could make patients to lose confidence in public healthcare providers.

In response to these allegations, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said its role is not to provide coronavirus test results to individuals but to “coordinates communication” of test results between its laboratories and states.

“It is important to emphasise that the NCDC does not provide results to individuals,” NCDC said in a tweet on Friday.

“Our role as the national public health institute is to coordinate the communication of results between testing laboratories and States, who then communicate with individuals,” it added.

NCDC DG differentiate between COVID-19 and Malaria after Raymond Dokpesi demanded for answers

Chikwe Iheakweazu, the Director-General of the National Center for Disease Control today spoke on the between the ravaging viral disease, COVID-19 and Malaria.

This comes after the chairman of DAAR communications, Raymond Dokpesi who was discharged from an Isolation center in Abuja on Thursday May 14, asked what the differences were because according to him, all the drugs given to him at the Isolation center were anti-malaria drugs. Dokpesi while speaking to newsmen after his discharge, said

”I still have doubts in my mind. I still want to be properly educated. What is the difference between COVID-19 which is a virus and Malaria which is caused by mosquitos because every medication we were given was malartia medication. Some people, before they were told they were COVID-19 positive, they were tested in reputable laboratories and hospitals in Abuja and what they found was that they had a lot of malaria parasites in their bloodstream. So when did malaria become synonymous to COVID-19?”

A reporter at the daily briefing of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19, threw this question to the NCDC boss and here is what he had to say

”I think we all know COVID-19 is a respiratory illness caused by a virus, Malaria is caused by a parasite. They are completely different diseases.

However, many diseases present exactly the same way in the beginning, Yellow fever presents the same way with fever at the beginning, Lassa the same way, malaria the same way.

So, the initial presentation of a febrille illness is similar across diseases. There is no specific treatment for COVID-19 so what clinicians do is to manage your symtoms so that your body recovers as quickly as possible.

You can have Malaria and COVID-19. That you have COVID-19 doesn’t prevent you from having Malaria and if you are in a hospital for one month, you could definitely be co-infected by both of them.

So there are many reasons why people receive similar treatments but they are two completely different diseases with different pathogenesis.” he said

FG: Pleaded with COVID-19 Survivors to Stop Giving Details of the Drugs used for their…

The Chairman, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Mr. Boss Mustapha, made the plea at a press briefing in Abuja, following recent video testimonies of some high profile survivors, talking about the drugs administered on them at the treatment centres.

It was disclosed that nine local governments alone accounted for 51 per cent of national infections of the Coronavirus, and that five states were participating in WHO- coordinated solidarity drug trial, as fresh strategy is being worked out to address community transmission in states like Lagos and Kano.

Boss Mustapha, expressed concern that some of the testimonies disclosing the prescription for treatment of the virus could encourage patients to indulge in self-medication instead of seeking help from health authorities.

He urged all Nigerians that have symptoms of COVID-19 to test for the virus and if positive, go into the isolation centres for care by experts.

“The PTF congratulates and appreciates the testimonies of Nigerians who have recovered from COVID-19, which has given us more insights and further strengthens the need to adhere strictly to guidelines issued. However, an emerging issue from all these testimonies is the issue of prescription for treatments. We should always remember that the symptoms of COVID-19 mimic some illnesses we already know but treating the symptoms is not the same as treating the virus. For this reason, we strongly discourage self-medication,” Mustapha said.

He also said that five states in Nigeria were currently participating in the on-going World Health Organization (WHO)-coordinated solidarity trial to find a cure for the pandemic, saying that at the end of this trial, relevant health authorities would make statements on acceptable drugs for treating COVID-19.

COVID-19: Benue index case threatens to sue FG if she is not released within 7 days

The Benue state COVID-19 index case, has threatened to sue the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC if she is not released from the Abuja isolation center within the next seven days.

Idoko has been having a faceoff with the government since she was diagnosed with the virus. She has been in isolation for 53 days now without showing any symptoms of the disease. She insists she doesn't have the virus.

The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire on Wednesday, said Mrs. Idoko had refused to let the NCDC and other medical personnel take her samples so they can do a final test on her before she is discharged

Addressing newsmen in Abuja on Friday May 15, her lawyer, Mr. Steven Eke said his client has lost confidence in the capabilities of the NCDC. He said Mrs. Idoko demands an independent test to be conducted by the World Health Organization under the supervision of the British High Commission and her personal physician.

The lawyer said the continued detention of Mrs. Idoko, in the name of isolation is a clear violation of her fundamental human rights and that she will head to court if it persists.

Meanwhile, the Minister of Health., Osagie Ehanire, at the daily press briefing of the Presidential Task Force in Abuja on Friday, May 14, said he has persuaded Mrs. Idoko to consent to being tested. He says her sample has been taken and the result will be out in a couple of days.

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