CoronaVirus Updates
Nigeria marks 100 days of COVID-19 with 389 new cases, 9 deaths
BY EMMANUEL OGWU
Nigeria on Saturday marked 100 days since the Italian index case imported the novel coronavirus into the country.
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said 389 new cases and nine COVID-19 related deaths were recorded across the country on day 100 of the fight against the global pandemic.
Out of the 36 states of the federation, 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, have recorded various number of cases with Lagos State as the epicentre, recording a total of 5,729 cases and 67 deaths. Only Cross River State is still without a case.
After 100 days, Nigeria has a confirmed total of 12,233 cases have been, 3,826 cases have been discharged and 342 deaths have been recorded.
The 389 new cases were reported from 22 states and the FCT as follows: Lagos (66), FCT (50), Delta (32), Oyo (31), Borno (26), Rivers (24), Edo (23), Ebonyi (23), Anambra (17), Gombe (17), Nasarawa (14), Imo (12), Kano (12), Sokoto (12), Jigawa (8), Ogun (7), Bauchi (5), Kebbi (2), Kaduna (2), Katsina (2), Ondo (2), Abia (1), Niger (1).
READ: Nigeria records first Coronavirus case as Italian tests positive
“As we mark 100 days since our first case of #COVID19Nigeria, we remember over 300 people we‘ve lost to this outbreak.
“As we publish the daily Situation Reports, we remember the humans and loved ones behind these numbers,” the Director General of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, was quoted as saying on the agency’s Twitter handle on Saturday.
Dr Ihekweazu added: “We’re interdependent on each other in stopping the spread of #COVID19Nigeria. This involves the sacrifice of adopting the needed change in behaviour in order to stay safe in the new normal, until we have a vaccine.”