The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 587 confirmed new coronavirus cases in the country on Wednesday.
The 587 cases announced by the Centre for Disease Control takes the total number of confirmed cases to 17735.
The NCDC also announced the discharge of 344 patients from isolation centers across the country with 14 new deaths reported.
Lagos State, the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria topped the number of confirmed cases with 155 new cases taking the total number of confirmed cases in Lagos alone to 7616.
Edo state recorded 75 new cases, the Federal Capital Territory recorded 67 new cases while Rivers reported 65, Oyo reported 56 and Delta 50.
Other states are Bayelsa-25, Plateau-18, Kaduna-18, Enugu-17, Borno-12, Ogun-12, Ondo-7, Kwara-4, Kano-2, Gombe-2, Sokoto-1 and Kebbi-1.
NCDC reports that there are 17,735 cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria with 5967 discharged and 469 deaths.
Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said the socio-economic disruptions that had so far characterised the COVID-19 pandemic had proved too hard for many countries to cope with.
The President said these in a statement he presented at a virtual extraordinary China-Africa summit on Solidarity against COVID-19 co-hosted by the Forum for China-Africa Cooperation.
He said, “The COVID-19 outbreak is a clear wake-up call for all of humanity.
“The health systems of many nations have been severely tested by the outbreak of this disease, that most resorted to unprecedented executive measures of closing borders and locking down cities to restrict movements and commerce.
“The immediate socio-economic disruptions have been hard to cope with for many, and others suffered devastating effects.”
Buhari told the summit, co-hosted by the Chinese President, Xi Jinping; South African President and African Union Chairperson, Cyril Ramaphosa; and Senegalesse President and co-chair of FOCAC, Macky Sall, that there was the need for unity in tackling the pandemic.
He noted that the world was at a critical cross-road, saying countries had been hit hard by the tragedy of the pandemic.
In a bid to contain the spread of the disease, he said countries had to mobilise energy and resources to equip health care providers for adequate response to the challenges of the virus.
“As we face a common pervasive and invisible enemy, it is important that we all remain united to save our shared humanity, because this virus knows no borders.
“The fight against a global pandemic that continues to take so many lives, threaten livelihoods and challenge the very fabric of societies, requires enhanced cooperation and worldwide solidarity,” he said.
