Chidi Samuel| Nigeria on Tuesday night confirmed 241 new cases of the novel coronavirus bringing the country’s toll to 10, 819.
The Nigeria Centre for disaese Control in a Tweet via its verified twitter handle @NCDCgov, said Lagos, the pandemic’s epicentre recorded 142 new infections, followed by Oyo with 15, FCT 13, Kano 12, Edo 11 and Delta 10.
Other states that recorded new infections are, Kaduna 9, Rivers 9, Bornu 8, Jigawa 4, Gombe 3, Plateau 3 with Osun and Bauchi recording 1 case each.
The tweet read, ”241 new cases of #COVID19;
Lagos-142
Oyo-15
FCT-13
Kano-12
Edo-11
Delta-10
Kaduna -9
Rivers-9
Borno-8
Jigawa-4
Gombe-3
Plateau-3
Osun-1
Bauchi-1
10819 cases of #COVID19Nigeria.”
Discharged: 3239
Deaths: 314
-812 Health Workers Infected With COVID-19 – NCDC Boss
Meanwhile 812 health workers have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), the director general of the Nigeria Centre For Disease Control, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu has confirmed.
The NCDC who made the disclosure on Tuesday at the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja, explained that 29 officials of the NCDC were among the health workers who got exposed to COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Ihekweazu said, “We’ve had 812 healthcare workers infected; they are not just numbers.
“Twenty-nine of these (people) work with the NCDC. They are people I know; they have families, wives, children.”
He also spoke about the progress made so far by relevant authorities in the fight against COVID-19 in the country.
The NCDC boss noted that the total number of cases confirmed so far have exceeded the 10,000 mark, adding that Nigeria has the third-highest figure in Africa.
According to him, 60 per cent of the cases are in 20 local government areas spread across the nation.
He said, “The public health response is being strengthened as the measures restricting certain movements are being eased.
“Crossing that 10,000 was a significant event and every night when we work very hard to bring out those numbers, sometimes numbers begin to feel like what they are but you forget that there are people behind those numbers.”
Dr Ihekweazu urged Nigerians to be cautious of their daily activities, stressing that the nation has done well but still needs to put in more effort to win the war against COVID-19.
On the rising number of cases, he said, “It is very important for us to remember that these are people and as the NCDC, we engage with these people almost every day.
“When you engage with these people, it means a lot more to you than just the numbers. As we report on this every day, let’s remember that these are people; every single number there represents an individual.”
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