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Africa’s COVID-19 Cases Increase to 215,000 – WHO. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the COVID-19 has continued to spread in Africa since the virus was first detected on the continent in mid-February 2020.

Lagos Records another 9 deaths out 17 in 24 hours. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday announced another nine COVID-19 related deaths for Lagos State, increasing the state’s COVID-19 mortality to 81.

NCDC records 416 new cases of COVID-19, total infections hit 10,578. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday recorded 416 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 10,578.

At 9,302 COVID-19 cases, Nigeria now third most infested in Africa. The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said there is 387 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, and 2 deaths have been recorded. The NCDC confirmed that this has taken total confirmed cases to 9,302.

Nigeria records 381 new COVID-19 cases, total infections now 3,526

Wapic Insurance offers health workers 15% premium rebates

NCDC records 170 new cases of COVID-19, as total number of infections hit 2558

COVID 19: FBN donates ₦1 billion, reiterates commitment to safety of Nigerians. FirstBank has announced its donation of the sum of N1 billion towards the joint effort by the Nigerian Private Sector Coalition against COVID-19 to rapidly expand the health facilities.

Coronavirus – Fact Check: COVID-19 is NOT airborne. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has stated that the virus that causes COVID-19 is mainly transmitted through droplets generated when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or speaks.

COVID-19: NCDC to increase testing laboratories, says Rapid Diagnostic Test Kit not validated. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it will expand its testing capacity for COVID-19 from six laboratories to 13 in the next three weeks.