In what is the highest figure reported so far, 51 cases of Covid-19 have been reported by the NCDC. Of the 51, Lagos has the highest with 32, 6 in Kano, 5 in Kwara, 2/in FCt, 2in Oyo and Katsina and 1/each in Ogun and Ekiti. The total number of confirmed cases is 493 with… Continue reading 51 Cases of Covid-19 Reported in Nigeria_Ada Nkong

Jigawa State has joined the list of states with Covid-19 cases with an index case reported by the state government Friday. This comes as the state government moved one patient from Kano to Dutse, the state capital after being rejected for treatment. The Commissioner of Health, Dr. Abba Zakari who confirmed this to journalists said… Continue reading Jigawa Joins States With Covid-19 Cases_Ada Nkong

As part of efforts to stem the spread of the dreaded Covid-19 pandemic, Minister for Youths and Sports Development Mr. Sunday Dare on Thursday unveiled a no contact hand washing and sanitizing machine designed by a 27 year old Nigerian Jerry Isaac Mallo . The locally fabricated machine is designed with a twin function of… Continue reading No Contact Hand Washing Machine Unveiled in Abuja_Ada Nkong

The NCDC has reported 35 new cases of Covid-19 in Nigeria. Of the 35 cases, 19 are in Lagos, 9 in the FCT, 5 in Kano and 2 in Oyo. That brings the total number of cases confirmed in Nigeria to 442. Out of these 152 have been discharged while 13 deaths have been recorded.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced via his official Twitter page, the discharge of 5 more Covid-19 patients who have recovered fully, on Thursday. The Governor said there were three females and the other two are adult males. According to him,they were discharged from the Mainland Infectious Diseases Hospital to reunite with the society, having recovered… Continue reading Covid-19: Lagos State Discharges 5 More Patients_Ada Nkong

Three Covid-19 patients, a medical doctor and two other coronavirus (COVID-19) patients in Lagos state have died. The Commissioner of Health Lagos, Professor Akin Abayomi, announced this in a series of tweets . Abayomi said the loss of the three men aged – 51, 52 and 62 – brings the number of people who have… Continue reading Lagos State Announces Death of Medical Doctor, Two Others_Ada Nkong

Kano state Government has announced its first Covid-19 related death. According to a tweet on its official Twitter handle, the number of confirmed cases in the state had also increased to 21 as at Wednesday night..