COVID-19: NCDC reports two deaths and 290 new infections on Thursday

On Thursday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported two COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the country’s death toll to 2,742.

On Friday morning, the NCDC announced this via its verified website.

In addition, the center reported 290 additional infections in 14 states and the FCT.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the 290 new cases reported on Thursday represent a decrease from the 297 cases reported on Tuesday in the country.

According to the NCDC, the FCT ranked first on the log with 127 cases, followed by Lagos, the epicenter of the disease, with 45 cases, and Kaduna in the north-west with 28 cases.

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While the southern states of Delta, Rivers, Edo, and Akwa Ibom recorded 18 cases, 10 cases, three cases, and one case, respectively, the northern states of Kwara, Plateau, and Nasarawa recorded 17 cases, 13 cases, and four cases.

It went on to say that Zamfara in the North-West had ten cases, Imo in the South-East had six, and Ekiti, Ondo, and Oyo States in the South-West had five, three, and one case, respectively.

The NCDC also noted that Sokoto had reported no new cases.

The additional confirmed infections bring the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 207,210, according to the agency.

It went on to say that 194,796 patients had been discharged, while 9,629 were still active cases in the country.

The agency also stated that a multi-sectoral national Emergency Operations Centre, activated at Level II, was still in charge of coordinating national response activities.

According to the NCDC, 3,043,321 million people have been tested out of the country’s roughly 200 million population.

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Because all four COVID-19 variants of concern were circulating in Africa, it advised Nigerians to take prevention measures seriously.

“To prevent the spread, wash your hands, wear a mask, avoid crowded places, maintain a safe distance, and keep the space well ventilated,” it advised.