The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday announced 176 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 5621.
The NCDC also said that five new patients have been confirmed dead to the virus in the country, bringing the total number of deaths to 176.
So far, 5621 cases have been confirmed, 1472 cases have been discharged and 176 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
The 176 new cases are reported from 14 states- Lagos (95), Oyo(31), FCT(11), Niger(8),Borno(8), Jigawa(6), Kaduna(4).
Others are, Anambra (3), Edo(2), Rivers(2), Nasarawa(2), Bauchi(2),Benue(1), Zamfara(1).
No new case was reported in Kano in the last 24 hours.
32,957 samples have been tested since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country.
Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has received Madagascar’s COVID-19 organics.
The President’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, announced this on Saturday on his twitter handle.
According to Bashir, President Buhari met with his Guinea Bissau counterpart, Umaro Sissoco Embaló on Saturday afternoon at the State House in Abuja.
“President Muhammadu Buhari has received the Madagascan native formulation against the COVID–19 pandemic and reiterated that he will listen to science before allowing traditional or any new medicines to be administered on Nigerians,” he tweeted.
Bashir quoted the Buhari as saying, “We have our institutions, systems, and processes in the country. Any such formulations should be sent to them for verification. I will not put it to use without the endorsement of our institutions.”
KAFTAN Post reports that a large number of countries around the continent have taken delivery of consignments of the Malagasy potion touted to cure coronavirus.
Madagascar had said the drink is derived from artemisia annun, a plant with proven anti-malarial properties, and other indigenous herbs.
While the World Health Organisation (WHO) is yet to certify the efficacy or otherwise of the organics, the world foremost health agency had said it welcomes innovations around the world including repurposing drugs, traditional medicines and developing new therapies in the search for potential treatments for COVID-19.
