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August 27, 2023 No Responses

COVID-19: No New Variants In Nigeria, Says NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) is monitoring the new sub-variants of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, namely EG.5 and BA.2.86. In a press release issued on Saturday and signed by Director General, Dr. Ifeda...

January 16, 2023 No Responses

COVID -19: Lagos, Edo, Kano Top List As Nigeria Confirms 42 New Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 42 additional COVID-19 infections in the country with Lagos State recording 27 cases. The NCDC made this known via its official website on Sunday, adding that Edo, Kano, Nasa...

October 5, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria On Alert As Ebola Resurfaces In Uganda

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) is aware of the ongoing outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) caused by the Sudan strain of the Ebola Virus (EV) in Uganda. The Director-General, NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, in a...

September 12, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria Reports 21 New Cases Of Monkey Pox

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 21 more cases of monkeypox in the country. The NCDC via its official website announced on Sunday that the disease could be spread by close contact and exposure to an infected...

August 12, 2022 No Responses

COVID-19: Akwa Ibom Leads As Nigeria Confirms 517 New Cases

Akwa Ibom is driving Nigeria’s latest COVID-19 surge as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms 517 additional infections between Aug. 6 and Aug.11, 2022. The NCDC made this known via its official website on Thursday. It said that....

October 8, 2021 No Responses

NCDC Tasks Media On Extensive Covid-19 Advocacy

The outgoing Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC),Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu has challenged the media to carry out more advocacy roles as part of measures to curtail the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking on Thursday in Lagos at ...

August 15, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria Records 665 New Cases Of Covid-19, Eight Deaths

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday recorded 665 new cases of COVID-19 and eight deaths across the country. According to NCDC, the new cases were reported from 13 states- Lagos (369), Anambra (68), Oyo (63), Akwa Ibom (48),...

August 11, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria Reports 610 New Cases Of COVID-19, Two Deaths

Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 610 new cases of COVID-19 infections, the second-highest in nearly six months. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the new infections took the country’s total confirmed cases to 179,118, from the 422 ca...

August 7, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria Records Another 565 Covid-19 Cases

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has revealed that the number of active COVID-19 cases in Nigeria increased to 9,066 with 565 additional cases confirmed on Friday. The NCDC stated that 76 people had recovered and were discharged from.....

August 6, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria Records 566 New Covid-19 Cases, 11 Deaths

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday reported 566 additional COVID-19 infections due to a surge in the spread of the Delta variant in the country. The NCDC, which made this known via its website on Friday Morning,...

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 27, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Confirms 829 New Coronavirus Cases

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 829 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), pandemic outbreak in the country. According to NCDC, the new infections were reported from 14 states and the Federal Capital Ter...

December 24, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Confirms 1,133 New Cases Of Coronavirus

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has announced 1,133 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, bringing the total figure of infected persons to 80,922. NCDC explained that Lagos, the state with the highest number of c...