Nigeria reports 58 deaths, 204 new cases of COVID-19
The Federal government has said that with 204 new cases of COVID-19 as at Thursday, Nigeria now has one thousand nine hundred and thirty two (1932) cases of Coronavirus COVID0-19.
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control the 204 new cases of COVID-19 were reported Kano with 80 new cases and 45-Lagos, 12-Gombe, 9-Bauchi, 9 in Sokoto, 7-Borno, 7-Edo, 6-Rivers, 6-Ogun, 4-FCT, 4-Akwa Ibom, 4-Bayelsa, 3-Kaduna, 2-Oyo, 2-Delta, 2-Nasarawa, 1-Ondo, 1-Kebbi,
NCDC also said that Nigeria has discharged 319 and reported 58 deaths so far.
Also 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Nigeria have recorded at least one confirmed case of #COVID-19
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As at April 30 2020, 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Nigeria have recorded at least one confirmed case of #COVID19
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 30, 2020
71% of all cases are from three states#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/fvTHjT4f7T
The NCDC has also said it has activated the second Molecular Laboratory in Kano State, to enhance detection and prevent further spread of the coronavirus in the state.
The agency via its verified Twitter handle @ncdcgov, on Thursday said the centre had been activated at the Bayero University, Kano (BUK).
“The 18th COVID-19 testing laboratory has been activated at Bayero University, Kano – the second laboratory to be activated in the state.
“We remain committed to rapidly scaling up COVID-19 testing capacity in Nigeria, as outlined in the national testing strategy.”
Prof. Isa Abubakar, the Director, Centre for Infectious Diseases and Research of the university, said that the idea of setting up the centre came up even before the reported index case of the disease in the state.
Abubakar said that the project could not be completed due to some constraints.
“The operational capacity of the centre was threefold higher than state-owned coronavirus diagnostic centres.
“Adequate measures have been put in place to handle large numbers of samples,” he said.
