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COVID-19: 176 New Cases, 3 Deaths Recorded On Wednesday
176 new COVID-19 cases on recorded by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Wednesday. This makes the total infections in the country to 55, 632. Since three weeks, Nigeria recorded no new daily cases above 300. However, 779 daily infections seen on June 28 has been the highest in recent times. The NCDC also confirmed three coronavirus related deaths, which brings the death toll to 1070. The update came as the ongoing strike by Nigerian doctors, the first responders to the deadly contagion, entered its third day. The NARD…
Read MoreToxic Waste Kills 3 In Ondo State
The broken dam holding toxic substances produced by a Chinese company operating in Omotosho forest reserve in Okitipupa, Ondo State, has claimed the lives of three men in Ondo State. The information was confirmed by the Ondo State Police Command in the state. The Wewood company is engaged in cassava to ethanol production in the area and also involved in the production of plywood and tiles. The victims of the unfortunate incident are: Akinmusire Monday (35), Samuel Louis (45) and Ododolewa Adebowale (19). The men were in the forest to…
Read MoreFalling Container Claims 2 Lives In Lagos
An empty 40ft container has claimed two lives in an accident at Ijesha area of Lagos, an official said. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the Director General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), said this on Saturday. Mr Oke-Osanyintolu made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Saturday. He said that the LASEMA management received a distress call on its emergency toll free line at about 9:44 p.m. on Friday and activated a response team to the incident scene at Odo Olowu bus-stop at Ijesha.…
Read MoreCOVID-19: Over 50,000 Cases Reported in Nigeria With 593 Infections On Wednesday
The tally of persons in infected with the coronavirus exceeded 50,000 on Wednesday. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this disclosure with the announcement of 593 cases recorded in the last 24 hours. Wednesday is the first time Nigeria reported over 500 cases in about a month. This brings the total number of infections in the country to 50,488. A total of 37,304 infected persons have recovered and discharged after treatment in the country’s 36 states and federal capital, Abuja. Four deaths were recorded from the virus in the…
Read MoreCOVID-19: 417 Infections, 3 Deaths Recorded On Monday As Nigeria Prepares To Open International Borders
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Monday, Nigeria recorded 417 new COVID-19 infections. This development brings the total number of cases in the country to 49, 485. Whereas, more than 36, 000 have recovered and discharged. Three deaths were recorded from the virus in the past 24 hours pushing the total number of confirmed covid-19 related deaths from the virus to 977. According to the NCDC data, almost half of the COVID-19 cases on Monday (207) were recorded in Lagos, which remains the epicentre for the virus…
Read MoreIreland Set To Surpass UK Coronavirus Cases
-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…
Read MoreCOVID-19: Reported Cases Exceed 20000 With 436 Daily Report & 12 Deaths
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 436 new cases of COVID-19 and this brings the total of confirmed cases in the Nigeria to 20,244. 12 COVID-19 related deaths were also on Sunday, bringing the total of confirmed deaths from the virus to 518. There was reduction in the number of confirmed cases reported Sunday evening (436) compared to what was reported on Saturday (661). The NCDC shared the information on their verified Twitter account on Sunday evening, it stated that the new cases were reported in 19 states.…
Read MoreFRSC Records 3947 Accidents,1758 Deaths For 1st-Quarter In 2020
FRSC STATISTICS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2020 The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has recorded 3,947 road accidents and 1,758 deaths in the first quarter of 2020. The Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, revealed this at an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. Mr Kazeem said the recorded deaths had occurred January to March 2020. He however stated that the FRSC had not relented its efforts targeted at reducing carnages on the highways. He said the deaths occurred in…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Ireland: 59 Death, 299 New Cases Recorded Today
59 #COVID19 related cases patients was reported by National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) at its briefing on Tuesday 28 April 2020. There is now a record of 1,159 Covid-19 related deaths in the Republic of Ireland. NPHET also reported 299 new confirmed cases. The total number of confirmed cases now stands at 19, 877. Stay home and stay safe…..
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