Coronavirus: Five New Cases Confirmed In Oyo And Abuja, Even As Lagos Predicts Surge In Cases In Coming Weeks
As the number of Coronavirus cases in Nigeria spikes, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 3 new cases in FCT, Abuja and 2 new cases in Oyo State.
The centre reported this with a tweet on Friday night, March 27, saying;
Five new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: 3 in FCT & 2 in Oyo State.
As at 08:00 pm 27th March there are 70 cases of confirmed #COVID19 reported Nigeria. 3 have been discharged with 1 death.
Five new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: 3 in FCT & 2 in Oyo State
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 27, 2020
As at 08:00 pm 27th March there are 70 cases of confirmed #COVID19 reported Nigeria. 3 have been discharged with 1 death. pic.twitter.com/ptbxknBV7b
It also went ahead to break down the total number of cases per affected states, with Lagos state having the highest number of cases.
As at 8:00 pm 27th March, there are
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 27, 2020
70 confirmed cases
3 discharged
1 death
For a breakdown of cases by states in real time, please see https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet
Currently;
Lagos- 44
FCT- 14
Ogun- 3
Ekiti- 1
Oyo- 3
Edo- 1
Bauchi- 2
Osun-1
Rivers-1
This is follows report by the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi that coronavirus cases might increase to 39,000 in coming weeks if stringent measures are not put in place to stop the spread of the disease.
Speaking at a press conference on March 27, Abayomi stated that they are still tracing about 3,000 primary contacts of those infected with the disease.
The Commissioner who disclosed that the mathematical projection was that the state could have up to 39,000 cases, said “it might become a reality if contacts are not observing self-isolating or embracing social distancing.
He added that with social distancing, the figure could be limited to 13,000 cases.
