Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says death recorded so far due to the coronavirus stands at 1,171 with 246 new cases in the country. The NCDC made this known on its verified website. The agency said that the infections brought the total number of cases in the country to 67,220. Nigeria had tested 756,237 persons since the first confirmed case was announced on Feb. 27. The country had since April suffered over 67,000 cases as total infections hit 67,220 and total recovery and discharge stood at 62,686. The agency, however said…
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NCDC cautions Nigerians against misuse of antibiotics, as Antimicrobial Resistance grows
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) today joined the global community to commemorate the 2020 World Antibiotics Awareness Week (WAAW) to further strengthen commitment to mitigating the threat posed by Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) to peoples’ health and well-being. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General of NCDC, said on Wednesday in Abuja that since 2017, NCDC as the National AMR Coordinating body, had worked closely with states, relevant stakeholders in the Ministries of Health, Agriculture and Environment to strengthen surveillance for AMR and raise awareness on this global public health threat.…
Read MoreNCDC responds as Yellow fever claims 76 lives in 3 states
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it is currently responding to yellow fever outbreaks in Delta, Enugu and Bauchi States, amid reports of 76 deaths recorded in November, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General of NCDC, said. Giving updates on the outbreak in an interview on Friday in Abuja, Ihekweazu said that following the outbreak this month, 1, 2 and 8 cluster cases and deaths were reported to the agency by the State Epidemiologists of the three affected states. He disclosed that 74 suspected cases involving 35 deaths were…
Read MoreCOVID-19: NCDC announces 152 new infections, 2 new deaths in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has announced 152 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), pandemic in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website. The public health agency said that two additional deaths were recorded as a result of coronavirus complications, raising the death toll in the country to 1,160. With the latest update, the country’s COVID-19 tally of infected people is 64,336, making it the fifth on the list of African countries worst hit, behind Ethiopia, Egypt, Morocco and South Africa. Also, there has…
Read MoreNCDC records 155 new COVID-19 cases, 4 more deaths in 24 hrs
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 155 new cases of the Corona virus (COVID-19), as the total number of confirmed cases soared to 63,328. The Director-General of the NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, who spoke on Wednesday in Abuja while giving an update on COVID-19 infections in Nigeria, said four deaths had been recorded in the past 24 hours. He disclosed that the 155 new cases were recorded in eight states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Giving the breakdown, he said that Lagos State reported the highest number of infections with 85,…
Read MoreNCDC warns of second wave of Coronavirus
The Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC), has warned that there is likely to be an even more devastating second wave of coronavirus in the country due to non-compliance to COVID-19 health guidelines. A technical adviser in the implementation of NCDC’s action plan in Adamawa State, Fahad Mohammed, who dropped the hint during the sensitisation of officials of the Nigerian police, civil defence, immigration and correctional services, and road safety personnel in Yola, said that the NCDC was driven to ensure more persons are tested so that the spread of…
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