THUR, APRIL 30 2020-theG&BJournal- 35 States of the Federation are now reporting coronavirus cases as new figures reveal 196 more Nigerian have been infected by the deadly disease to take the total confirmed cases in the country to 1728. Yobe is the latest State to report a new case as at April 29, 2020.
Total deaths increased by 7 to 51 and 307 recoveries according to latest data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). 12, 828 virus sample have been tested, representing about 0.0% (% of 2019 population) of the 200 million Nigerians. The NCDC says it is targeting two million Nigerians within three months.
Of the 1728, 1370 are active cases-in all states except Anambra State. Lagos State remains the epicentre with 931 confirmed cases and 718 active cases. Abuja FCT and Kano are the other two heavily infected States with 174 and 135 confirmed cases respectively as well as 135 and 136 active cases respectively. 13 of the 36 States have reported fatalities.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned the pandemic is far from over as countries, including Nigeria, ease lockdown. The world health body Wednesday said ‘’the worst days of the coronavirus is still in front of us.’’
Health experts worry about the easing of lockdown in Nigeria saying the country’s testing programme is still very low and needs to be quickly ramped up. ‘’That is the only way the country can begin to come to grips with the realities of the devastation unfolding,’’ a source tells theG&BJournal. ‘’The number of those who have been infected is far higher than the official count,’’ he said.
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday outlined measure to ease the lockdown as well as action plan to get businesses back to work.
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