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    NCDC Records 241 New Cases of COVID-19, Total Infections Hit 10,819

    Confirmed cases of coronavirus have increased to 10,819 in Nigeria as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced  241 new cases of COVID-19 in the country.

    Data released by the centre showed that fifteen patients died of coronavirus-related complications in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of fatalities to 314.
    While 117 new patient have been successfully treated and discharged, bringing total people discharged to 3,239.

    In the past week there has been a steady rise in the number of confirmed cases and deaths reported from the virus in the country.
    Most of the fatalities recorded from COVID-19 were cases with other underlying illnesses known as co-morbidities, NCDC added.

    There was a drop in the number of infections [241] reported on Tuesday compared to the number [416] reported Monday.

    It stated that no new state had reported a case in the last 24 hours .
    The health agency’s data showed that Tuesday’s new cases were spread across 13 states and the Federal Capital Territory, with Lagos accounting for the highest number of infections for the day with 142 cases.

    In a tweet via its official handle, the NCDC said 15 new cases were found in Oyo, 13 cases in FTC, 12 cases in Kano, 11 cases in Edo and 10 cases in Delta.

    Other states with new cases include: Kaduna and Rivers reported nine cases each,  Borno confirmed eight cases, Jigawa reported four cases, Gombe and Plateau reported three cases each, while Osun and Bauchi recorded one case each.

    On the 2nd of June 2020, 241 new confirmed cases and 15 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
    No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
    Till date, 10819 cases have been confirmed, 3239 cases have been discharged and 314 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

    Earlier today,  the NCDC has disclosed not less than 812 health workers have been infected with the COVID-19 virus in the line of duty.

    The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, disclosed this on Tuesday at the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 which held in Abuja.

    He explained that 29 officials of the NCDC were among the health workers who got exposed to COVID-19 in the line of duty.

    Dr Ihekweazu said, “We’ve had 812 healthcare workers infected; they are not just numbers.

    “Twenty-nine of these (people) work with the NCDC. They are people I know; they have families, wives, children.”

    He also spoke about the progress made so far by relevant authorities in the fight against COVID-19 in the country.

    The NCDC boss noted that the total number of cases confirmed so far have exceeded the 10,000 mark, adding that Nigeria has the third-highest figure in Africa.

    According to him, 60 per cent of the cases are in 20 local government areas spread across the nation.

    He said, “The public health response is being strengthened as the measures restricting certain movements are being eased.

    “Crossing that 10,000 was a significant event and every night when we work very hard to bring out those numbers, sometimes numbers begin to feel like what they are but you forget that there are people behind those numbers.”

    Dr Ihekweazu urged Nigerians to be cautious of their daily activities, stressing that the nation has done well but still needs to put in more effort to win the war against COVID-19.

    On the rising number of cases, he said, “It is very important for us to remember that these are people and as the NCDC, we engage with these people almost every day.

    “When you engage with these people, it means a lot more to you than just the numbers. As we report on this every day, let’s remember that these are people; every single number there represents an individual.”

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