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Nigeria has recorded 338 new cases of the Coronavirus across various states of the country. Announcing via its official Twitter handle on Sunday night, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) stated that 177 new cases were recorded in Lagos, 64 in Kano State, 21 in the Federal Capital Territory 16 in Rivers, 14 in Plateau, 11 in Oyo and ... Read More »

Nigeria has recorded 386 new cases of COVID-19 across various states of the country. Announcing via its official Twitter handle this evening, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) stated that 176 of the new cases were recorded in Lagos, 65 in Kano, 31 in Katsina and 20 in Federal Capital Territory. Remaining cases are spread across various states below: ... Read More »

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday night confirmed 195 new cases of COVID-19. According to a tweet from the NCDC, Lagos State recorded 82 cases, 30 in Kano, 19 in Zamfara 18 – Sokoto 10 – Borno 9 – FCT 8 – Oyo 5 – Kebbi 5 – Gombe 4 – Ogun 3 – Katsina 1 – ... Read More »

 NCDC has announced the confirmation of 245 new cases of CORONAVIRUS in Nigeria. NCDC made the announcement through its Twitter handle few minutes ago. “245 new cases of #COVID19;” 76-Lagos 37-Katsina 32-Jigawa 23-Kano 19-FCT 18-Borno 10-Edo 9-Bauchi 6-Adamawa 5-Oyo 5-Ogun 1-Ekiti 1-Osun 1-Benue 1-Niger 1-Zamfara “2802 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria” it said. Discharged: 417 Deaths: 93 Read More »

220 New cases of #COVID19 announced by NCDC today. 62-Lagos 52-FCT 31-Kaduna 13-Sokoto 10-Kebbi 9-Yobe 6-Borno 5-Edo 5-Bauchi 4-Gombe 4-Enugu 4-Oyo 3-Zamfara 2-Nasarawa 2-Osun 2-Ebonyi 2-Kwara 2-Kano 2-Plateau 2388 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria Discharged: 385 Deaths: 85 Read More »

NCDC Announces 238 new cases of COVID19 in Nigeria. Here are the List of states: 92-Kano 36-FCT 30-Lagos 16-Gombe 10-Bauchi 8-Delta 6-Oyo 5-Zamfara 5-Sokoto 4-Ondo 4-Nasarawa 3-Kwara 3-Edo 3-Ekiti 3-Borno 3-Yobe 2-Adamawa 1-Niger 1-Imo 1-Ebonyi 1-Rivers 1-Enugu 2170 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria Discharged: 351 Deaths: 68 Read More »

The Nigeria center for disease control (NCDC) has announced the confirmation of 204 new cases of COVID-19.   NCDC made the announcement through its Twitter handle few minutes ago. “204 new cases of #COVID19 reported;” List of the State : 80-Kano 45-Lagos 12-Gombe 9-Bauchi 9-Sokoto 7-Borno 7-Edo 6-Rivers 6-Ogun 4-FCT 4-Akwa Ibom 4-Bayelsa 3-Kaduna 2-Oyo 2-Delta 2-Nasarawa 1-Ondo 1-Kebbi “11:50pm ... Read More »

Virologist, Prof. Sunday Omilabu, says that a survivor of COVID-19 develops a stronger immunity to the disease and has remote chances of reinfection. Omilabu, who works in the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, made the disclosure on Thursday, during an online interactive session with members of the Health Writers’ Association of Nigeria (HEWAN). According to him, to have survived ... Read More »

  Vaccine production in Nigeria may soon be a reality with the inauguration of the board of a private local vaccine company, Biovaccines Nigeria Limited, in Abuja. Biovaccines is a private-public partnership between the Federal Government and May & Baker Nigeria Plc, a  pharmaceutical manufacturing company. The board, inaugurated by Minister of Health Prof. Isaac Adewole,  is headed by Prof ... Read More »