Chidi Samuel| Nigeria on Sunday recorded 138 new coronavirus cases, its lowest single-day infection rate in four months.
In a statement via its verified Twitter handle late on Sunday night, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced that the new infections were reported from 13 states and the FCT.
Plateau state, first emerging as the new epicentre of coronavirus in the country, recorded 55 new infections, followed by Lagos -15, Ebonyi -11 and Oyo-11.
Other states with new infections include, Abia –8, Anambra –7, FCT –7, Rivers-7, Kaduna –6, Ondo –5, Kwara –3, Bauchi –1, Benue –1, and Edo –1.
Data from the NCDC’s latest update on the pandemic revealed that as of 11:28pm on Sunday, Nigeria has 53,865 confirmed cases of the novel coronvirus with 41,513 recoveries, and 1,013 fatalities.
-My kids and I have recovered from COVID-19, says Omotola
Meanwhile, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, a Nigerian actress, on Sunday said, she and her kids have recovered from COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by coronavirus, after undergoing treatment.
The movie star broke news in a post on her social media page.
“My kids and I are fine and COVID-19 free now, and I do not take the experience for granted at all,” she wrote on Instagram.
In the post, she appreciated God for seeing her through the treatment period.
The actress who thanked her family, friends and well-wishers for their overwhelming support during her battle with the novel disease, however, urged people who still doubt the existence of the virus to ditch such mindset.
“If you still don’t believe this virus is real, I pray you don’t experience it to believe,” she added.
She went on to urge those who are exhibiting symptoms related to the novel disease not to be scared, urging them to go for test instead while ensuring compliance with the various safety directives introduced by the government.
“If you ever feel ill during this pandemic, pls know there’s nothing to fear or be ashamed of…you’re not alone. Please, get tested immediately, it could save your life. Many have had COVID-19 and treated it as fever, malaria etc and luckily they’ve been fine….( note that symptoms are different and viral loads vary),” Omotola said.
“However, a problem with that is they have probably gone on to infect others, since they were not monitored or guided. The average span for a covid infection if not severe is 2 weeks (14 days ) when you should totally isolate so as not to infect others.
“Make sure to use vitamins – vitamin C (1000ml), vitamin D and Zinc daily and please wear a mask. Please maintain physical distancing, wear a mask properly and wash your hands regularly.”
Their recovery comes about two weeks after the actress revealed that she had contracted the virus.
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