CORONAVIRUS (COVID19) CASES IN NIGERIA – THE TREND

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Coronavirus cases in Nigeria has continuously increase as more testing centers are opened and more people get tested across the country

Few weeks after government ease of the lockdown in major cities in Nigerian and people going about their normal activities, people can only hope that the increasing number of cases does not force government to revert back to the lockdown and other restrictive measures.

So far, since the first case of coronavirus was recorded in Nigeria in the last week of February, the data below captures the number of samples tested, number tested positive, active cases, number of discharge and the number of death record from COVID-19

Sample tested   –  78,244

Confirmed cases  – 12,486

Active cases    –     8,173

Discharged cases  – 3,959

Number of deaths  –  354

From the above statistics, it means that only about 31.7% has recovered while 2.8% of confired cases has died in Nigeria

On the 7th of June 2020, 260 new confirmed cases and 12 deaths were recorded in Nigeria

Till date, 12486 cases have been confirmed, 3959 cases have been discharged and 354 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory

The 260 new cases are reported from 19 states

Abia            67

FCT            40

Lagos         38

Ogun         19

Gombe      16

Edo           14

Imo             9

Kwara         8

Katsina       8

Nasarawa    8

Borno          8

Kaduna       6

Bauchi        5

Ekiti            4

Niger           2

Ondo           2

Plateau        2

Kano           2

Sokoto        2

 

COVID-19 case statistics base on states in Nigeria as at 7^th June 2020, shows that Lagos is still leading with a total of 5,767 confirmed cases, 4756 active cases, 944 discharged and 67 deaths.  Closely following Lagos is Kano with a total of 999 confirmed cases, 501 active cases, 450 discharge and 48 deaths.

For the State with the least case, Kogi has 3 confirmed case, no discharge yet, no death, Benue State has 13 confirmed cases, 12 active cases, 1 discharge and no death.

However, there are suggestions that many states are not testing at all or not testing enough and that holds very true considering the loose inter-state borders despite the inter-state lockdown imposed by the government.

While the world keep hoping for a possible vaccine soon, the task rest not only on government at various levels but also on individuals to ensure adequate safety and preventive measures are continuously observe

Number of COVID19 cases based on states in NIgeria

States Affected	No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed)	No. of Cases (on admission)	No. Discharged	No. of Deaths
Lagos	5,767	4,756	944	67
Kano	999	501	450	48
FCT	952	664	265	23
Edo	401	268	109	24
Katsina	395	176	199	20
Oyo	365	246	112	7
Borno	356	142	188	26
Ogun	355	156	186	13
Kaduna	343	127	206	10
Rivers	332	175	136	21
Bauchi	291	58	224	9
Jigawa	283	125	153	5
Gombe	217	72	135	10
Delta	148	105	35	8
Kwara	135	89	45	1
Sokoto	129	14	101	14
Plateau	115	29	84	2
Nasarawa	112	76	31	5
Ebonyi	103	78	25	0
Abia	83	76	7	0
Zamfara	76	0	71	5
Imo	68	49	19	0
Yobe	52	20	25	7
Osun	49	7	38	4
Akwa Ibom	45	29	14	2
Niger	44	17	26	1
Adamawa	42	11	27	4
Ondo	42	14	21	7
Kebbi	35	2	29	4
Enugu	30	15	14	1
Bayelsa	30	19	8	3
Anambra	29	25	3	1
Ekiti	29	9	18	2
Taraba	18	8	10	0
Benue	13	12	1	0
Kogi	3	3	0	0

 

As everyone continue to hope for a better remedy and therapy, NCDC reiterated that cases are being managed based on the symptoms, complications & other conditions they present on admission or develop during treatment while their immune system fights the virus.

NCDC has continuously through its messages on social media and test messages admonish all to keep adhering to preventive measures such as wearing of facemask, hand washing with soap and water, use of alcohol based hand sanitizer, maintaining of physical distancing of at least 1meter between one another, avoidance of crowded places, etc

Remember coronavirus code named COVID-19 is real, stay safe, stay healthy.

FACTS, NOT FEAR…COVID-19 IS NOT A DEATH SENTENCE