As Nigerian gvernment continue to relax lockdown, the cases of Covid-19 continue to drop, as even the recovery doubles.
A PREMIUM TIMES review of the daily report of COVID-19 cases by the NCDC shows that Nigeria recorded 1,470 new cases in the past week (May 10 – May 16), a 16 per cent drop from the 1,763 cases reported in the previous week (May 3 – May 9). This week’s figure is, however, higher than the 1,206 cases recorded in the penultimate week (April 26 to May 2), an indication the country cannot say it has flattened the curve of new cases.
Also, a total of 727 patients recovered and were discharged last week, a 101 per cent increase when compared to the 360 patients discharged in the previous week.
However, 47 new deaths were recorded across the country last week as against the 43 reported in the previous week.
Lagos State remains the epicentre of the pandemic in Nigeria with 609 new cases. However, Lagos, like Nigeria, recorded a weekly decrease in new infections when last week’s figure is compared to the 696 new cases recorded in the state in the previous week.
Despite the reduction in the national aggregate, Jigawa, Niger and Yobe states reported double of their previous cases last week.
The data also shows that Abia and Bayelsa did not record additional cases last week while Cross River and Kogi states are yet to report a single case of the infection since Nigeria’s index case was announced in February.
The governors of the two states with zero cases have discouraged their residents from testing, a move opposed by the ministry of health and the NCDC.
Nigeria so far
According to the NCDC, Nigeria recorded 176 new cases of COVID-19, on Saturday, as the tally of infected people rose to 5,621.
A breakdown of the 5,621confirmed cases shows that Lagos State has so far reported 2,373 cases, followed by Kano – 761, FCT – 397, Katsina – 239, Bauchi – 212, Borno – 212, Jigawa – 197, Ogun – 145, Kaduna – 134, Gombe – 124, Sokoto – 112, Oyo – 107, Edo – 95, Zamfara – 74, Kwara – 58, Osun – 42, Rivers – 35, Yobe – 32, Kebbi – 31, Delta – 25, Nasarawa – 31, Niger – 22, Plateau – 21,, Adamawa – 21, Ondo – 19, Taraba – 17, Akwa Ibom – 16, Ekiti – 19, Enugu – 12, , Ebonyi – 9, Imo – 7, Bayelsa – 6, Benue – 5, Anambra – 5 and Abia – 2 as reported by Premium Times.
