NCDC confirms 204 new Covid-19 cases with 113 health workers already infected

Chidi Samuel| Nigeria on Thursday night confirmed 204 new COVID-19 cases bringing the countrys toll 1932.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made the disclosure via its verified Twitter handle.

According to the agency, Kano for the first time since the daily tallying of covid-19 infections began in the country recorded 80 infections relegating Lagos, the epicentre of the disease in the country to second place with 45. Gombe recorded 12, Bauchi 9, Sokoto 9, Bornu 7, Edo 7, Rivers 6, Ogun 6, FCT 4, Akwa Ibom 4, Bayelsa 4, Kaduna 3, Oyo 2, Delta 2, Nasarawa 2, Ondo and Kebbi with one each.

NCDC further stated that the country currently 1932 confirmed cases of the hughly contagious virus, with 319 of those infected already discharged and 58 deaths.

The tweet read, ”204 new cases of #COVID19 reported;

80-Kano
45-Lagos
12-Gombe
9-Bauchi
9-Sokoto
7-Borno
7-Edo
6-Rivers
6-Ogun
4-FCT
4-Akwa Ibom
4-Bayelsa
3-Kaduna
2-Oyo
2-Delta
2-Nasarawa
1-Ondo
1-Kebbi

”11:50pm 30th April- 1932 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria.”

Discharged: 319
Deaths: 58

-113 health workers already infected with COVID-19, Says Health Minister

Meanwhile, the number of health workers infected with COVID-19 has risen to 113, the minister of health, Osagie Ehanire disclosed on Thursday.

Ehanire who made the disclosure at the Presidential Task Force briefing on Thursday, said the rapid speed of COVID-19 community transmission is a major concern but a bigger concern is the number of health workers who have now tested positive to the virus while in the line of duty.

The minister, however, dismissed reports of 300 doctors being infected with the virus, stating that the sector does not have such a number of infected persons.

Ehanire said, “The over 300 doctors that are infected is not true, there are not so many people in the health sector who are infected.”

“The latest figures we have is that they are about 113 actually.”

According to him, not all infected health workers are from the public sector, some he said, are from private hospitals.

Ehanire frowned the frequent rate at which COVID-19 patients are being treated in private hospitals by health workers without necessary precautions and training.

According to him, these health workers risk infecting themselves and their families.