The NCDC announced a total of 603 new cases of #COVID19 were recorded across Nigeria on Saturday, with fresh cases from 19 states.
The Edo State Government Commissioner for Health, Dr. Patrick Okundia, expressed worry over the community spread of the virus, noting that the state has continued to record more fatalities from the virus with the aged being the most affected.
He said the state has recorded four new COVID-related deaths, 63 confirmed cases and discharged 98 more patients who have now tested negative following their treatment and recovery from the state isolation facilities.
According to him, “Edo has now recorded a total of 1,266 confirmed cases, 6300 suspected cases, 47 deaths, while 596 persons have been discharged.
“Stay at home and observe all precautionary measures against the spread of the infectious disease, including regular handwashing with soap under running water and the use of alcohol-based hand sanitisers. Cover your mouth and nose properly when sneezing and/or coughing.
“Two toll-free lines for COVID-19 response have been introduced by Edo State Government to strengthen the initial lines from the State Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation (WHO), distributed at the outset of the outbreak. If you have any COVID-19 symptoms, please call 08001235111 or 08002200110 for assistance.
Breakdown of the new infections are:L
Lagos-135E
Edo-87
FCT-73
Rivers-67
Delta-62
Ogun-47
Kaduna-20
Plateau-19
Osun-17
Ondo-16
Enugu-15
Oyo-15
Borno-13
Niger-6
Nasarawa-4
Kebbi-3
Kano-2
Sokoto-1
Abia-1
28,167 confirmed
11,462 discharged
634 deaths