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To speed up the rate of COVID-19 testing, the Lagos state government has opened testing centres for the virus in all local government areas of the state. The state has 20 local government areas and 37 local council development areas. The Lagos State Ministry of Health gave the details in its update on the COVID-19…
April 19, 2020
Coronavirus cases have surpassed 300 in Lagos state, with the addition of 23 new cases on Saturday. The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, reports on Saturday that the confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Lagos is now 306. This is more than half of the national infection figures, put at 542. Read also: China Embarrassed Over…
April 19, 2020
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported the biggest jump in confirmed cases of coronavirus in Africa's most populous nation. This comes as the agency continues to ramp up COVID-19 testing. The abysmal testing figures recorded in previous weeks hasn't helped in relating the extent of the virus penetration in the country. But…
April 18, 2020
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu has revealed that of the 6,649 people tested for the Coronavirus (COVID-19), nationwide, there were more males than females. In an interview with NAN on Friday, Iheakweazu said NCDC data revealed that of the 6,649 suspected cases tested for the disease,…
April 17, 2020
Nigeria on Thursday announced fresh 35 Coronavirus Disease cases in the country. The announcement was made by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on its Twitter handle. According to the NCDC, Lagos State accounted for 19 of the fresh 35 cases; Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, nine; Kano State, five; and two in Oyo State. The…
April 16, 2020
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) can now carry out COVID-19 tests on at least 3000 persons daily across its centres, the Director-General of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu has said. He disclosed that at the moment, there are 12 active testing laboratories in Nigeria. He said that the target is to test 2000 samples in…
April 16, 2020
Global coronavirus cases hit almost 2 million early Wednesday as China and Latin American countries reported new infections. The global total was 1,998,111 and will cross the 2 million mark in a few hours. Death toll from the 210 countries and territories affected by the virus, is also over 126,600. Read also: Covid-19 Bickerings: Trump…
April 15, 2020
Nigeria has recorded 20 new cases of Coronavirus, taking the national tally to 343, according to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. Of the 20 new cases, Lagos has 13 of them, two each in Edo, Kano and Ogun while Ondo recorded one case. The upsurge in cases was recorded as President Muhammadu Buhari…
April 13, 2020
By Hamilton Nwosa(Head The New Diplomat Business and Data tracking desk) The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday  announced five new cases of the dreaded Coronavirus widely known as Covid-19. With this development, the number of Covid-19 cases in Nigeria has climbed up to 323. Read also: IMF Approves Debt Relief for 19…
April 13, 2020
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To speed up the rate of COVID-19 testing, the Lagos state government has opened testing centres for the virus in all local government areas of the state. The state has 20 local government areas and 37 local council development areas. The Lagos State Ministry of Health gave the details in its update on the COVID-19…
April 19, 2020
Coronavirus cases have surpassed 300 in Lagos state, with the addition of 23 new cases on Saturday. The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, reports on Saturday that the confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Lagos is now 306. This is more than half of the national infection figures, put at 542. Read also: China Embarrassed Over…
April 19, 2020
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported the biggest jump in confirmed cases of coronavirus in Africa's most populous nation. This comes as the agency continues to ramp up COVID-19 testing. The abysmal testing figures recorded in previous weeks hasn't helped in relating the extent of the virus penetration in the country. But…
April 18, 2020
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu has revealed that of the 6,649 people tested for the Coronavirus (COVID-19), nationwide, there were more males than females. In an interview with NAN on Friday, Iheakweazu said NCDC data revealed that of the 6,649 suspected cases tested for the disease,…
April 17, 2020
Nigeria on Thursday announced fresh 35 Coronavirus Disease cases in the country. The announcement was made by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on its Twitter handle. According to the NCDC, Lagos State accounted for 19 of the fresh 35 cases; Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, nine; Kano State, five; and two in Oyo State. The…
April 16, 2020
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) can now carry out COVID-19 tests on at least 3000 persons daily across its centres, the Director-General of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu has said. He disclosed that at the moment, there are 12 active testing laboratories in Nigeria. He said that the target is to test 2000 samples in…
April 16, 2020
Global coronavirus cases hit almost 2 million early Wednesday as China and Latin American countries reported new infections. The global total was 1,998,111 and will cross the 2 million mark in a few hours. Death toll from the 210 countries and territories affected by the virus, is also over 126,600. Read also: Covid-19 Bickerings: Trump…
April 15, 2020
Nigeria has recorded 20 new cases of Coronavirus, taking the national tally to 343, according to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. Of the 20 new cases, Lagos has 13 of them, two each in Edo, Kano and Ogun while Ondo recorded one case. The upsurge in cases was recorded as President Muhammadu Buhari…
April 13, 2020
By Hamilton Nwosa(Head The New Diplomat Business and Data tracking desk) The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday  announced five new cases of the dreaded Coronavirus widely known as Covid-19. With this development, the number of Covid-19 cases in Nigeria has climbed up to 323. Read also: IMF Approves Debt Relief for 19…
April 13, 2020
