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 7th 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