Breaking: Nigeria’s Coronavirus Infection Toll Surpasses 5,000 After Announcement Of 193 New Cases
Nigeria’s coronavirus infection toll has surpassed 5,000 after the country’s Centre for Disease Control announced 193 new cases on Thursday midnight.
The new 5000 mark comes just five days after Nigeria reached over 4000 cases.
While announcing the newly reported cases, NCDC stated;
193 new cases of #COVID19;
58-Lagos
46-Kano
35-Jigawa
12-Yobe
9-FCT
7-Ogun
5-Plateau
5-Gombe
4-Imo
3-Edo
3-Kwara
3-Borno
1-Bauchi
1-Nasarawa
1-Ondo5162 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1180
Deaths: 167 pic.twitter.com/HCuipTKg6Y— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 14, 2020
It would be recalled that on Wednesday, Nigeria recorded 4971 total cases with 1070 discharged and 164 causalities.
Now, with the new toll, there are now 5162 total cases, 1180 discharged and 167 deaths across the country.
In addition, the total samples tested nationwide have also increased to 30,657 as at May 13th, as against 29,408 recorded on May 12th.
Meanwhile, the Director-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said the agency will not publicly share the test results of Nigerians recently evacuated from Dubai, US and UK.
Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu said this while responding to questions during the Presidential Task Force (PTF) briefing on COVID-19 on Thursday.
He stated that the results of the returnees will be shared only with the evacuees and not made public.
Ihekweazu stressed;
We are doing the test, even when the tests are out we are not going to offer it to you. We will offer it to the returnees. If they are patients we will manage that.
We are not going to make public the results whether you just came back from Dubai or you are living in Nigeria. Results are meant for patients who got tested.
The NCDC DG added that the returnees are still in isolation undergoing the stipulated 14 days of self-isolation.
As at press time, a total of number of 678 Nigerians have been evacuated from Dubai, US and UK as a result of coronavirus pandemic.
