The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), said it registered 35 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 in five states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Jan. 4. The NCDC said this via its verified website on Saturday morning, adding that the number of infections in the country had risen to 253,540 on Jan. 4….
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that no fewer than 59,000 new deaths were recorded as of Jan. 30 across the six WHO regions. The global health agency said during its weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 that more than 370 million confirmed cases and more than 5.6 million deaths have been reported worldwide. “Globally,…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says the country’s COVID-19 cases have jumped to 251,930 after the centre announced 236 new infections on Friday. The agency said this via its website on Saturday morning, that the daily rise in new coronavirus infections had been below 300 for the fifth consecutive days in a row….
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says consistent decrease in COVID-19 case positivity indicated the end of the fourth wave in the state. Abayomi disclosed this through his verified Twitter account @ProfAkinolaAbayomi on Saturday, while giving the state’s COVID-19 update for Jan. 20. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, on Friday stated that no fewer than 18,000 positive cases of the coronavirus disease were detected from inbound travellers to Nigeria. This was as he argued that the decision was to ensure a balance in the mandate to protect the health of…
State begins administering booster shots The Executive Secretary, Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency (KPHCDA), Dr Nusirat Elelu, on Friday that about 11 per cent of residents had so far received the COVID-19 vaccines. She said that at least 455,808 people had so far been vaccinated with the first and second doses of the…
Concerned over the virus “case fatality ratio” in Nigeria, the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, on Monday, unfolded plans to vaccinate 50 per cent of the population by the end of January next year. The committee also raised the alarm over the existence of a black market for illegal vaccination certificate procurement in the…
Don’t force workers to take COVID-19 vaccine, NLC tells FG The Federal Government has been cautioned by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) against the use of force in the enforcement of workers’ vaccination. The President of the NLC, Ayuba Wabba who gave this charge during a briefing on COVID-19 vaccination advisory for Federal Civil Servants…
The dreaded COVID-19 pandemic killed thirty more Nigerians on Sunday, with 459 new cases reported across 19 states in the country. Figures posted on the verified Facebook page of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) late Sunday night showed that with the 30 new deaths, the virus has so far claimed 2,552 lives in…
The Kwara State Government on Saturday announced Forty-nine 49 new cases of COVID-19 infection. The new figure recorded brings the total number of infections in the state to 3,611 with 59 death so far. The update has it that 3,207 patients have been discharged so far as at 9:00 pm September 3, 2021.
The Kwara State Government, on Monday in Ilorin said that the state had so far recorded 3,513 cases and 57 deaths since inception of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Raji Razaq, the Commissioner for Health in Kwara State, who stated this during the inauguration of the second round of COVID-19 vaccine, said that the state was…
The Nigeria Centre for Diseases Control (NCDC) on Thursday evening said Kwara State recorded 20 new cases of coronavirus. This new figure brings the total number of cases in the state to 3,310. The center, meanwhile stated that the total number of infections in the country now stands at 180,661.
No fewer than 29 COVID-19 cases were recorded in Kwara State in the past 3 days as Nigeria battles the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the new infection figure has raised the state’s total infection number to 3264. Data posted on the verified Facebook page…
The Kwara State Government says it has commenced the administration of the second dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination programme. Dr. Nusirat Elelu, the Executive Secretary of the State Primary Health Care Development Agency, speaking at the sidelines of the flag-off, stated that over 50,000 people have already received the vaccines in the first phase…
President Muhammadu Buhari has received the second jab of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Saturday. Dr. Sanusi Rafindadi administered the jab on the President. The President, alongside the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), had in March, received the first jab during a ceremony at the Banquet Hall of…
Kwara residents have been urged to continue taking precautionary measures against the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chairman of Kwara State Technical Committee on COVID-19 and Deputy Governor, Kayode Alabi stated this while flagging off the distribution of 50,000 face masks donated by Mikano International to some selected schools in the state. Alabi, who urged residents to…
…says no deaths, blood clot recorded The Nigerian Government has said no fewer than 8,439 cases of mild, adverse effects have been reported since it began to administer the AstraZeneca vaccine on March 15, 2021. The government stated that cases such as pain, swelling at the site of the inoculation, body pains and nausea have…
The Nigerian Government has raised alarm over fake COVID-19 vaccines currently in circulation in Africa. The Director of Hospital Services of the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH), Dr Adebimpe Adebiyi, in a letter dated March 26, 2021, and addressed to the Chief Medical Directors/Medical Directors of Federal Tertiary Health Institutions, said that about 3,000 of…
The governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq received his first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on live television Friday afternoon and urged members of the public to take the vaccine, saying it is meant to build herd immunity against the virus. The shot, which AbdulRazaq received in his arm, was administered at the presidential…
By: Yushau Abdulwasiu Olaitan The total number of coronavirus cases recorded in Kwara State has reached 3,047, THE INFORMANT247 reports. This is as no fewer than 55 patients have died of coronavirus-related complications in the state. The state currently has 324 active cases while 2,668 patients have recovered. Meanwhile, it awaits the result of 137…
