Tag: NCDC
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NCDC announces five additional COVID-19 deaths, 176 new infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has registered five more COVID-19 deaths and additional 176 new infections in 11 states and the FCT. The NCDC made this known on its website on Saturday. It says the 176 new cases reported on Friday indicate a decrease from the 247 cases posted on Thursday. It noted…
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COVID-19: Nigeria’s infection rate hits 199,333 –NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the country now has 199, 333 COVID-19 infections as at Friday Aug. 27 across all the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory. The Centre, who made the announcement on its verified website on Saturday morning, noted that the country logged in 618 additional COVID-19 infections on…
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Nigeria records 10 cases of COVID-19 Delta variant – NCDC
Nigeria has so far recorded 10 new cases of the Delta COVID-19 variant. The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu discled this at the ministerial briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja, Our correspondent, reports that the Delta variant is recognised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a variant of concern, given its increased…
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NCDC to strengthen infodemics management in response to disease outbreaks
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it is working to strengthen infodemics management as part of national emergency preparedness and response framework. The NCDC says it is working with full support from the World Health Organisation (WHO). Dr Chinwe Ochu, Director of Prevention Programmes and Knowledge Management, NCDC, made the disclosure on Monday…
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COVID-19: NCDC reports 877 new infections, total case count now 150,246
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 877 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 150,246. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle late Thursday. It also registered additional 16 COVID-19 deaths, raising the total fatality in the country to 1,803 in the…
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COVID-19: NCDC records 397 new infections, 10 deaths
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 397 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country has so far tested 932,327 people since the first confirmed case relating to the COVID-19…
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COVID-19: NCDC records 1,041 new infections
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 1,041 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic last February, more than 912,114 samples had been tested by the…
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COVID-19: NCDC registers 356 new Infections, 6 deaths in 24hrs
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), has registered 356 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country, as at Dec.21, the Centre announced on its verified website on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that since the beginning of the outbreak in February, more than 893,590 samples had been tested by NCDC,…
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COVID-19: NCDC records 806 new infections, 11 additional deaths
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 806 new infections of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. National trail reports that the agency has since February 2020, tested over 869,362 samples out of which 77,013 returned positive. The agency said…
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COVID-19: NCDC says it’s supporting NYSC on safe reopening of camps
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has said that it is supporting and providing a public health guidance for safe reopening of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) camps across the country. Mrs Elsie Ilori, the Head of Department, Surveillance and Epidemiology Department, NCDC, said this on Monday in Abuja at the joint Presidential…