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COVID-19: Cases Rose To 48, 116 With 373 Infections & 10 Deaths In Nigeria

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According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Nigeria’s confirmed coronavirus infections is now above 48, 000. On Thursday’s , 373 infections was recorded in the country and this bring the toll to 48, 116. Nigeria has continued to report less than 500 daily coronavirus infections for the past three weeks. But despite the continued decline in the daily figure of confirmed coronavirus infections, there has been a troubling uptick in mystery cases that health experts believe could upset plans of a full opening of public activities across the…

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COVID-19: Nigeria Recorded 453 Infections With No Fatality On Wednesday

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According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday, a total of 453 coronavirus cases with zero COVID-19 related death was recorded in Nigeria . That brings the toll to 47,743, infections recorded in the country. Since no death was recorded in the past 24 hours, the fatality remains at 956, the figure reached on Tuesday after six death were reported. Nigeria has continued to report less than 500 daily coronavirus infections for about two weeks. The NCDC said out of a total of 47,743 infected persons so…

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COVID-19: 24 Countries With No Death Record Since Pandemic

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Seven months since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus with more than 20 million people infected across the world, according to data from Worldometer. The coronavirus having emanated from a local Wuhan market in China last December had spread to over 200 countries and has claimed over 750,000 lives. The virus had broken in all seven continents, save for the Antarctica which has a population of between 1,000 and 5,000 depending on the season. Despite the outbreak with at least a confirmed case of the virus in several countries, 24…

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COVID-19: Russia Claim To Have Vaccine Registered As 20 Million Infections & 736,000 Deaths Are Recorded Worldwide

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There have now been more than 20 million cases of coronavirus worldwide and at least 736,000 deaths. As the virus continues to spread, experts say exploring the relationship between vaccines and asymptomatic carriers — that is, people who have the virus but are not affected — may be key to getting it under control. New research suggests people who got vaccines to prevent other ailments may be less likely to suffer from Covid-19. Meanwhile, Russia claims to have registered a vaccine, though the country has released no scientific data on…

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COVID-19: Nigeria Records Another Low With 290 Cases & 5 Fatalities

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According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Monday, Nigeria reported another low incidence of the novel coronavirus; as 290 new infections was recorded, being the second lowest daily figure since June 8. Five deaths were also recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing the toll of COVID-19 related deaths to 950. The given figure on Monday is slightly higher than the 288 daily cases recorded a week ago. Nigeria continue to record cases below 500 for the past two weeks; this may signify that the country’s epidemiological curve…

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COVID-19: More than 97,000 Children Tested Positive With More Than 5m Cases In The United States

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The United States has now reported more than 5 million cases of Covid-19. To put that in perspective, it took the United States 99 days to reach 1 million cases, but it only 17 days for cases to rise from 4 million to 5 million. While that is not the only dire statistic; more than 97,000 children tested positive for coronavirus in the last two weeks of July, according to a new medical report. That amounts to a 40% increase in child cases across the states and cities that were…

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Ireland Set To Surpass UK Coronavirus Cases

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-Sayo Johnson Reports has it that the incidence of Covid-19 in Ireland is expectedly set to surpass that of the UK for the first time since the pandemic started, according to new figures. The 14-day incidence of the disease in the Ireland has increased sevenfold in the space of three weeks, to reach 15.8 cases per 100,000 of population, according to an update from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control yesterday. This compares to a figure of 15.9 in the UK, which a month ago had an incidence…

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COVID-19: Nigeria Records 437 New Cases While Lagos Remains Epicenter

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded the total number of 437 new infections across Nigeria in the last 24 hours where Lagos remains the epicenter with 107 infections. Plateau State and Abuja had the highest daily infections on Friday and Saturday respectively. According to NCDC, a total of 46,577 cases have been confirmed so far in Nigeria. The infectious disease agency on its verified Twitter handle @NCDCgov on Sunday night said three fatalities were recorded from the virus on Sunday pushing the total number of confirmed deaths from…

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COVID-19: 354 Infections, 3 Deaths Recorded In Nigeria; One Of The Lowest Figures In the Past Week

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The number of coronavirus infections in Nigeria exceeded 45,000 on Thursday after 354 new cases were recorded by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in the past 24 hours. The latest figure – one of the lowest in over two weeks – brings the total number of reported cases to 45,244 in Nigeria. The update came shortly after the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 approved the gradual reopening of international flights and train services across the country. It was part of the decisions reached at the end of…

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COVID-19: Australia Records Worst Hit In The Populous State Of Victoria

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The second-most populous state in Australia, Victoria, has experienced a record-breaking daily increase in COVID-19 cases and covid-19 related deaths, making it the country’s deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic. Victoria recorded 725 new virus cases and 15 COVID-19-related deaths, including a man, aged 30 years, Australia’s youngest coronavirus victim, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said on Wednesday. Both figures mark the worst day of the pandemic for the state since the pandemic. The death toll from the virus in Victoria is now 162, while it is 247 in the state.…

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