Nigeria records 387 new Covid-19 cases as total infections exceed 9000.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday said Nigeria recorded 387 new cases of the Coronavirus, (COVID-19), in the country,the total infections now 9,302.
“387 new cases of #COVID19; Lagos-254 FCT-29 Jigawa-24 Edo-22 Oyo-15 Rivers-14 Kaduna-11 Borno-6 Kano-3 Plateau-2 Yobe-2 Gombe-2 Bauchi-2 Ondo-1.
“Total Discharged -2697, Deaths -261”.
Worldwide -5,885,490
Recovery – 2,468,011
Deaths – 363,061.
NCDC also announced that in an effort to increase COVID-19 testing capacity in Nigeria, States including Kano have set up mobile testing sites in communities.
According to the agency, NCDC team is working to address skepticism & stigma around COVID-19 in these areas to encourage compliance to testing.
It also said that majority of COVID-19 patients will show mild symptoms & recover. The current national case management protocol is for all cases to be managed by a team of clinicians in an isolation centre to ensure optimal care & to prevent further spread of the disease
NCDC further advised that after COVID-19 test result has been communicated to a patient, the patient should continue to adhere to preventive measures and guidelines.
“If you test positive, please do not panic. You will be transferred to an isolation centre for your health & that of those around you”
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