Coronavirus Update Archives — Page 2 of 10

January 12, 2021 No Responses

Edo Records 82 New Coronavirus Cases, Three Deaths In 72 Hours

The Edo government says it has recorded 82 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths from the disease in the last 72 hours.The state’s COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr Andrew Obi, made the disclosure in a statement issued on Monday in Benin.He...

January 10, 2021 No Responses

LASUTH Tasks Nigerians On COVID-19 Second Wave

The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) has advised Nigerians to accept the seriousness of the second wave of coronavirus (COVID-19) and play their roles in saving lives by complying with safety measures. Chief Medical Director (CMD) LASUTH...

December 22, 2020 No Responses

Israel, Turkey, Germany, Others Block Flights From South Africa

Five countries on Monday announced that they have banned flights from South Africa following the discovery of a new variant of the coronavirus. South African scientists last week confirmed that the new variant could see more people infected in the...

December 14, 2020 No Responses

26 Army Officers Test Positive For COVID-19

Not less than 26 personnel of Nigerian Army have so far tested positive for COVID-19 following the death of the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division Port Harcourt, Maj.- Gen. Johnson Irefin. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations...

December 13, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Confirms 617 New Cases Of Coronavirus

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 617 new cases of Coronavirus in the country. According to NCDC, the new cases were reported in 14 states and the Federal Capital Territory(FCT). The NCDC stated that Lagos an...

December 12, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Records 796 Coronavirus Cases

Nigeria on Friday registered 796 new cases of Coronavirus, highest single -day infections in 24 hours. According to Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), new infections showed an increase of 51 cases over the previous record of 745 registered cases,...

December 11, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Reports 675 New Cases Of Coronavirus

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 675 new cases of Coronavirus. According to NCDC, the 675 is the highest the country has recorded since Aug. 23, 2020 when 601 cases were re...

December 9, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Confirms 550 New Coronavirus Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 550 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) the country. According to NCDC, the 550 new cases had taken the total number of infections in the country to 70,195. The new cases were recorded.....

December 6, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Reports 310 New Cases Of Coronavirus

Nigeria on Saturday confirmed 310 new cases of Coronavirus, bringing total confirmed cases in the country to 68,937. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC ), the 310 new Coronavirus (COVID-19 ) cases were reported in 11 sta...

November 24, 2020 No Responses

138 NYSC Members Test Positive For COVID-19

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday disclosed that 138 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) had so far tested positive to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Director General, NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, said t...

November 14, 2020 No Responses

Salah Tests Positive For Coronavirus

Liverpool forward, Mohamed Salah has tested positive for coronavirus while on international duty with Egypt. The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) said on Friday that Salah, 28, returned a positive test but is not displaying any symptoms. It later adde...

October 19, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Confirms Two Deaths, 133 New Cases Of Coronavirus

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced 133 new cases of Coronavirus in the country. According to NCDC, the country recorded two new casualties bringing the total death toll to 1,125. NCDC explained that the 133 new cases were...

October 13, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Reports 164 New Coronavirus Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday recorded 164 new cases of Coronavirus, bringing total infections 60,430. According to NCDC, Lagos State recorded the highest number of new cases with 64, followed by the Federal Capital Territory (FC...

October 12, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Confirms 163 New Cases Of Coronavirus

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 163 new cases of the Coronavirus in the country, amounting to 60,266 confirmed infections. According to NCDC, Lagos State recorded the highest number of cases in the country, with 113 case...