COVID-19: Increased testing will enable understanding of burden ― NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says increasing national testing capacity for COVID-19 will enable understanding of its burden. The Head of Department, Surveillance and Epidemiology Department, NCDC, Mrs Elsie Ilori, made this known on Thursday in Abuja at a briefing by the Presidential Tasks Force on COVID-19. Ilori noted that in the last […]
COVID-19: NCDC records 617 new infections, total now 72,757
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 617 new infections of the COVID-19 in the country.
NCDC confirms 550 new COVID-19 cases in Nigeria, total jumps to 70,195
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 550 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) the country. The NCDC disclosed this via its verified website on Tuesday. It said that the 550 new cases had taken the total number of infections in the country to 70,195. The agency disclosed that it recorded an additional COVID-19-related death […]
Nigeria records 550 new COVID-19 cases, total jumps to 70,195
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 550 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) the country. The NCDC disclosed this via its verified website on Tuesday. It said that the 550 new cases had taken the total number of infections in the country to 70,195. The agency disclosed that it recorded an additional COVID-19-related death […]
END-OF-YEAR TRAVEL: NCDC urges Nigerians to limit non-essential domestic, international travels
By Chioma Obinna The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Monday issued a public health advisory ahead of this year’s Christmas, warning Nigerians to limit all non-essential domestic and international travel. In the advisory released on Monday, the Director-General of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu explained that the advisory was important particularly, for intending travellers […]
COVID-19: NCDC announces 82 new cases
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 82 new infections of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Sunday. The public health agency said that the infections brought the total number of cases in the country to 67,412. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
COVID-19: Nigeria confirms 56 new infections
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 56 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Monday. It said that the infections brought the total number of cases in the country to 66,439. The NCDC said that the new infections were from nine states […]
138 NYSC members test positive for COVID-19 — NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday said that 138 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) had so far tested positive for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General, NCDC, said this at the National Briefing on COVID-19 on Monday in Abuja. Ihekweazu said that none of those who tested […]
NCDC launches COVID-19NigeriaStories blog
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has launched a #COVID19NigeriaStories blog to document Nigeria’s response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Director General of the centre, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja. He advised Nigerians to log on to […]
COVID-19: NCDC announces 152 new infections, total now 65,148
Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 152 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Sunday. The centre noted that the country had so far tested 705,809 persons since the first confirmed case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic was announced on Feb. 27, […]
NCDC 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 with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Friday in […]
COVID-19: NCDC reports 212 new infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 212 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country on Thursday. The NCDC made this known via its verified website. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria has so far tested 697,544 persons since the first confirmed case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic […]
COVID-19: NCDC confirms 180 new cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 180 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the nation had since April seen 64,516 cases of coronavirus, with recoveries and discharges put at 60,737 […]
COVID-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 on Tuesday. The public health agency said that two additional deaths were recorded as a result of coronavirus complications, raising the death toll in the country […]
NCDC announces 300 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), has announced 300 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak in the country. The report has it that the NCDC made this known via its verified wedsite on Sunday. The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) said after some weeks of recording a low number of cases […]
COVID-19: NCDC reports 137 new infections, total now 63,173 in Nigeria
A total of 137 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic were reported in Nigeria on Tuesday, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known via its verified website on Tuesday. The public health agency said the new infections bring the country’s total […]
