Daily Updates: Nigeria Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic

By 9tunez on May 14, 2020

With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic around the globe, 9tunez Media has decided to provide her viewers with daily updates of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Nigeria. This update is to encourage the general public to take responsibility and stay safe during this pandemic. Corona Virus (COVID-19) is real. Stay Safe, Stay Home, Stay Update, and save Nigeria.

The first confirmed coronavirus case in Nigerian was announced on the 27th day of February 2020, when an Italian citizen who recently came to Lagos Nigeria tested positive for the virus, caused by SARS-CoV-2. On 9 March 2020, a second case of the virus was reported in Ewekoro, Ogun State, a Nigerian citizen who had contact with the Italian citizen.

The global community is racing to slow down and eventually halt the spread of COVID-19, a pandemic that has claimed thousands of lives and sickened tens of thousands of others. In Nigeria, the virus has spread to more states within weeks. Government and health authorities across the country are striving to limit widespread infections.

The Federal Government through the FMoH and NCDC and State Governors have shown strong policy level commitment to slow down COVID-19 progress as well as control it.

Below Are Some Facts About COVID-19

Below are the highlights and case summary in Nigeria.

COVID-19 Highlights.

On the 29th of May 2020, 387 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
Till date, 9302 cases have been confirmed, 2697 cases have been discharged and 261 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory
The 387 new cases are reported from 14 states- Lagos(254), FCT(29), Jigawa(24), Edo(22), Oyo(15), Rivers(14),Kaduna(11), Borno(6), Kano(3), Plateau(2), Yobe(2), Gombe(2), Bauchi(2), Ondo(1)

COVID-19 Case Summary in Nigeria.

Total Samples Tested	58,726
Total Confirmed Cases	9,302
Active Cases	6,344
Discharged	2,697
Death	261

Confirmed COVID-19 Cases by State.

States Affected	No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed)	No. of Cases (on admission)	No. Discharged	No. of Deaths
Lagos	4,377	3,585	745	47
Kano	942	709	192	41
FCT	564	388	162	14
Katsina	358	293	51	14
Oyo	275	174	95	6
Jigawa	265	183	78	4
Borno	264	77	162	25
Edo	262	180	69	13
Ogun	246	109	128	9
Bauchi	236	21	208	7
Kaduna	232	78	147	7
Rivers	190	130	48	12
Gombe	156	34	119	3
Sokoto	116	9	93	14
Plateau	101	47	52	2
Kwara	87	49	37	1
Zamfara	76		71	5
Nasarawa	62	42	18	2
Delta	57	36	14	7
Yobe	49	34	8	7
Akwa Ibom	45	29	14	2
Osun	44	5	35	4
Ebonyi	40	32	8
Adamawa	38	14	20	4
Imo	34	20	14
Kebbi	33		29	4
Niger	30	20	9	1
Ondo	25	3	20	2
Ekiti	20	2	16	2
Taraba	18	8	10
Enugu	18	6	12
Bayelsa	12	5	6	1
Anambra	11	7	3	1
Abia	10	7	3
Benue	7	6	1
Kogi	2	2