Nigeria’s COVID-19 burden surpass 43,000

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced on Friday that the country’s COVID-19 burden surpasses 43,000 with 462 new cases of the novel infection.

The NCDC also disclosed that the cases were spread across 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

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The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Friday night.

The health agency noted that one more person died from the disease.

According to the agency, to date, 43,151 cases have been confirmed, 19,565 cases have been discharged and 879 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and FCT.

The 462 new cases were reported from 16 states – FCT (93), Lagos (78), Plateau (64), Kaduna (54), Oyo (47), Ondo (32), Adamawa (23) and Bauchi (19).

Others are Rivers (9), Ogun (9), Delta (9), Edo (7), Kano (6), Enugu (6), Nasarawa (5), and Osun (1).

462 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

FCT-93
Lagos-78
Plateau-64
Kaduna-54
Oyo-47
Ondo-32
Adamawa-23
Bauchi-19
Rivers-9
Ogun-9
Delta-9
Edo-7
Kano-6
Enugu-6
Nasarawa-5
Osun-1

43,151 confirmed
19,565 discharged
879 deaths pic.twitter.com/m4LZc6V7eI

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) July 31, 2020

Activation of Emergency Operations Centre (EOC)

The health agency said that a multi-sectoral national Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) was activated at level-3, continues to coordinate the national response activities.

Meanwhile, NCDC announced that two new laboratories have been activated for inclusion in the NCDC Molecular Lab Network.

“These are Molecular Diagnostics Lab, Gombe State Specialist Hospital and United Nations IOM Lab, FCT.

“There are currently 61 laboratories with capacity to test for COVID-19 in the NCDC network of laboratories,’’ it stated. (NAN)