100 days since Nigeria recorded its first case of coronavirus, confirmed infections in the country have passed 12,000.
This is after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced 389 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday.
The NCDC made the announcement via its Twitter handle, saying that no fewer than 342 patients have died from coronavirus-related complications in the country.
It said, “On the 6th of June 2020, 389 new confirmed cases and 9 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
“No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
“Till date, 12, 233 cases have been confirmed, 3826 cases have been discharged and 342 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory’
“The 389 new cases are reported from 23 states- Lagos(66), FCT (50), Delta(32), Oyo(31), Borno (26), Rivers(24), Edo (23), Ebonyi(23), Anambra(17), Gombe(17), Nasarawa(14), Imo(12), Kano (12), Sokoto(12), Jigawa (8), Ogun(7), Bauchi (5), Kebbi (2), Kaduna(2), Katsina(2), Ondo(2), Abia(1), Niger(1).”
It would be recalled that Saturday marked 100 days since Nigeria recorded its index case on February 27, 2020.
A statement by the NCDC earlier on Saturday highlighted efforts by the agency, the presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19 and state emergency operation centres to contain the spread of the virus.
“One hundred days after the first case, we remember all Nigerians who have passed away from the disease. We commiserate with their families and friends who have had to deal with the difficulty of losing loved ones at this time,” it read.
“To ensure a well-coordinated emergency response, NCDC activated a Level 3 Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) on the 27th of February 2020. Prior to this, the National EOC was in alert mode; monitoring the spread in other countries, carrying out risk assessments and strengthening Nigeria’s preparedness.
“During this time, NCDC developed technical guidelines, response plans and trained health workers across the country. The National EOC includes representatives from the Federal Ministry of Health, other sister agencies and partners.
“Prior to the confirmation of the first case, NCDC supported four laboratories within its molecular laboratory network to activate testing for COVID-19. Since then, the number of laboratories has increased to 30, with a combined minimum capacity of 10,000 tests daily. The goal is to expand to at least 10 more laboratories by the end of June, leveraging on Gene-Xpert capacity for Tuberculosis diagnosis.”
Confirmed Cases by State
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 5,729 | 4,718 | 944 | 67 |
| Kano | 997 | 534 | 415 | 48 |
| FCT | 912 | 668 | 222 | 22 |
| Katsina | 387 | 168 | 199 | 20 |
| Edo | 387 | 272 | 96 | 19 |
| Oyo | 365 | 246 | 112 | 7 |
| Borno | 348 | 134 | 188 | 26 |
| Kaduna | 337 | 122 | 205 | 10 |
| Ogun | 336 | 138 | 186 | 12 |
| Rivers | 332 | 183 | 130 | 19 |
| Jigawa | 290 | 132 | 153 | 5 |
| Bauchi | 286 | 53 | 224 | 9 |
| Gombe | 201 | 66 | 127 | 8 |
| Delta | 148 | 105 | 35 | 8 |
| Sokoto | 127 | 12 | 101 | 14 |
| Kwara | 127 | 81 | 45 | 1 |
| Plateau | 113 | 27 | 84 | 2 |
| Nasarawa | 104 | 68 | 31 | 5 |
| Ebonyi | 103 | 95 | 8 | 0 |
| Zamfara | 76 | 0 | 71 | 5 |
| Imo | 59 | 40 | 19 | 0 |
| Yobe | 52 | 20 | 25 | 7 |
| Osun | 49 | 8 | 37 | 4 |
| Akwa Ibom | 45 | 29 | 14 | 2 |
| Niger | 42 | 24 | 17 | 1 |
| Adamawa | 42 | 11 | 27 | 4 |
| Ondo | 40 | 13 | 21 | 6 |
| Kebbi | 35 | 2 | 29 | 4 |
| Enugu | 30 | 15 | 14 | 1 |
| Bayelsa | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 |
| Anambra | 29 | 25 | 3 | 1 |
| Ekiti | 25 | 5 | 18 | 2 |
| Taraba | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| Abia | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| Benue | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Kogi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Meanwhile, the Federal Government has lamented that even with fatality rate of three percent, COVID-19 related deaths in the country were too high.
Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, stated this on Saturday in Abuja during the Presidential Task Force (PFT) on COVID-19 100th day briefing.
He said: “Because of the large numbers involved, even the 3 percent fatality rate is very high.
“In some countries that have been taken by surprise, the health system has been overwhelmed and they have lost hundreds and thousands of citizens to COVID-19.
“We in Nigeria are striving to make sure that our health system does not get overwhelmed with the number of cases.
“We are doing all the testing as rapidly as possible by identifying cases, putting the ones that are positive in quarantine, and those that are positive and have severe symptoms are being treated.
“We continue to monitor the situation. We are also looking at what happens in other African and West African countries, to see the steps that they are taking and learn from them”.
