BREAKING NEWS: Nigeria Records 86 New COVID-19 Cases, 70 in Lagos

Eighty-six new cases of COVID-19 have been reported; 70 in Lagos, 7 in FCT, 3 in Katsina, 3 in Akwa Ibom, 1 in Jigawa, 1 in Bauchi, 1 in Borno.

As at 11:50 pm 19th April, there are 627 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria.

170 have been discharged with 21 deaths.





As at 11:50 pm 19th April, the breakdown of cases by state is:

Lagos- 376
FCT- 88
Kano- 36
Osun- 20
Oyo- 16
Edo- 15
Ogun- 12
Kwara- 9
Katsina- 12
Bauchi- 7
Kaduna- 6
Akwa Ibom- 9
Delta- 4
Ekiti- 3
Ondo- 3
Enugu- 2
Rivers-2
Niger- 2
Benue- 1
Anambra- 1
Borno- 1
Jigawa- 2

One case previously reported in Kano, has been transferred to Jigawa state.

Therefore, the total number of confirmed cases in Kano is 36 as at the 19th of April 2020

COVID-19: Africa Records 19,000 Confirmed Cases, 4,416 Recoveries

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says the number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa has risen to over 19,000.

The UN’s health agency gave the update on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO on Saturday.
“Over 19,000 COVID-19 cases reported on the African continent – with 4,416 recoveries and 991 deaths recorded.’’

The breakdown on the WHO African Region COVID-19 dashboard showed that South Africa, Algeria and Cameroon had continued to top the list of countries with the highest reported cases.

 South Africa has 2,783 cases and 50 deaths followed by Algeria with 2,418 cases and 364 deaths, while Cameroon has 1,016 confirmed cases with 21 deaths.

According to the dashboard, South Sudan, Sao Tome and Principe, Burundi and Mauritania still remain countries with lowest confirmed cases in the region.

It showed that South Sudan and Sao Tome and Principe were the lowest confirmed cases, which had four cases each with zero death.

Burundi was second country with lowest confirmed cases with five reported cases and zero death.

Mauritania in the third category with lowest cases as the country had recorded seven confirmed cases with one death.

 Also, the dashboard showed that COVID-19 cases had risen to 373 confirmed cases with 11 deaths in Nigeria.
Abba Kyari, the Chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari is one of the deaths of COVID-19.
The deceased had tested positive to the ravaging COVID-19, and had been receiving treatment in Lagos where he was said to have died on Friday, April 17, 2020.

Abba Kyari, 67, was the highest-profile COVID-19 death in the West African country, which has 493 confirmed cases and 17 deaths, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. (NAN)

51 New cases, Nigeria records highest number of coronavirus infections in 1 day, total now 493.

So far, 17 deaths have been recorded and 158 patients have recovered from the virus.
Coronavirus cases in Nigeria have risen to 493 as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced 51 new cases in the country.
This is the highest number of coronavirus cases in one day.

The new cases were recorded in Lagos, Kano, Kwara, Oyo, Katsina, Ekiti, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

According to the NCDC, 32 of the new cases were confirmed in Lagos, six in Kano, five in Kwara, two cases each in Abuja, Oyo and Katsina, and one case each in Ekiti and Ogun state.


Lagos remains the epicentre of the pandemic in Nigeria as the new cases announced on Friday, April 17, 2020, brought the total of coronavirus cases in the state to 283.


The Federal Capital Territory has the second-highest cases in the country with 69, while Kano state that recorded its first case barely a week ago now has 27 cases, the third highest in the country.

The new cases have also brought the total cases of the virus in Oyo, Ogun and Ekiti to 15, 10 and three respectively.

The development also brought the total number of confirmed cases in Kwara and Katsina to nine each.

The NCDC announcement also showed that three deaths were recorded as the number of coronavirus-related deaths in the country rose from 14 to 17.


The centre also announced that 158 patients have recovered from the virus.

Virus May Kill 300,000 People In Africa – UNECA

Meanwhile, more than 300,000 people in Africa could lose their lives due to the COVID-19 outbreak, a report by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has revealed.

The report stated: “The pandemic could slow down the continent’s economic growth from 3.2 per cent to 1.8 per cent in a best-case scenario, pushing close to 27 million people into extreme poverty.

“Africa’s fragile health systems could see additional costs being imposed on them because of the growing crisis that has to-date, resulted in over 16,000 infected Africans and claimed over 800 lives at the time of the report’s launch.’’

UN Under-Secretary-General and UNECA executive secretary, Vera Songwe, said $100 billion is needed to “urgently provide fiscal space to all countries to help address the immediate safety net needs of the populations’’.



She said Africa is particularly susceptible because 56 per cent of its urban population is concentrated in slums or informal dwellings and only 34 per cent of African households have access to basic hand washing facilities.

BREAKING: President Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari dies of Coronavirus

Head of states, President Muhammadu Buhari’s chief of staff, Abba Kyari has reportedly died of the novel Coronavirus.

Abba Kyari dies

This was made known via a tweet shared by Senior Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu.



The tweet reads,

The Presidency regrets to announce the passage of the Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari.

The deceased had tested positive to the ravaging COVID-19, and had been receiving treatment. But he died on Friday, April 17, 2020.

May God accept his soul.

Funeral arrangements will be announced shortly.



It should be recalled that the President’s aide tested positive to the virus after his trip to Germany and was hospitalized for more than three weeks without showing any form of recovery.

Nigerians who tested positive for COVID-19 deny treatment in Ghana

The two Nigerians who as of late tried positive for COVID-19 in Ghana have been conveyed of Ghana's principle national coronavirus treatment focus Ga East Municipal Hospital.

Ghana has now recorded 636 Coronavirus cases

As indicated by the Ghana Police, they have been sent away in light of the fact that the two are not helping out wellbeing specialists to be treated there.

The two people are right now being held in a disconnected police office.

"The two Nigerians who tested positive to COVID-19 and were moved from a Police holding office of the Accra District Police to the National Treatment Center have been come back to the Police office as an issue of need, to empower wellbeing authorities to oversee them. The two would not submit to treatment at the national treatment community, making their administration troublesome, in this manner their arrival," a public statement from the police said.


The police said the legislature of Ghana is working with the Nigerien Ambassador in Ghana to settle on the administration of the two cases.

It isn't yet known whether the administration will think about repatriation as a prompt arrangement.

The police said its officials won't be in contact with any of the two Nigerians since they are putting forth attempts to "shield Police Officers and our office."

"General society is reminded to keep on helping out the Police and Security Services to help control the spread of the COVID-19. Remain at home and remain safe, as we keep the bleeding edge," the police included.

On April 5, 2020, the two Nigerians were captured when a taxi they were in was halted by police authorizing the lockdown mandate.



When addressed by the police, the two couldn't give substantial explanations behind their development raising doubts and causing their capture.

Further examinations by police prompted a clinical test on them at the Ridge Hospital whose outcome returned positive on April 13, 2020.

Ghana has so far recorded an aggregate of 636 novel coronavirus cases starting around early afternoon on April 14, 2020, with eight passings and 17 recuperations.

COVID-19: Ghanaian minister dies of Coronavirus on his 55th birthday celebration in London

BREAKING: Nigeria Confirms 19 New Cases Of COVID-19

Former NYSC member tests positive for COVID-19 in Ondo state

UPDATED : Important Clarification on the third #COVID19 case in Ondo.

Contaminated individual isn't a @officialnyscng corps part as expressed on the web. Individual was an ex corps part that served in the Barracks and was held. — The Governor of the state affirmed by means of his official Twitter page toward the beginning of today.

The Ondo State Government has affirmed one instance of coronavirus in the state.



Review that the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, on Monday, affirmed twenty new instances of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

NCDC said the cases were in Lagos, Kano, Edo, Ogun and Ondo State.

Affirming the advancement, Akeredolu on his Twitter handle, said the new case is a nearby contact of one of the State's list cases.

The quantity of affirmed coronavirus patients in Ondo State has now ascended to three.

He expressed, "The @NCDCgov simply affirmed another instance of #Covid_19 in Ondo State. The announced case is a nearby contact of the file case who was additionally placed in disengagement yet was tried once they started to show side effects.

"The new case brings the all out number of affirmed cases in Ondo State to 3."

Likewise, as indicated by an announcement gave by the data and Orientation magistrate Donald Ojogo on Monday the patient is a Medical specialist.

"The third positive case in Ondo State is a Medical Doctor; he is a Youth Corps part connected to the Army Clinic at the Barracks and had taken care of the principal record case while he was under perception." Vanguard cited the announcement as saying.

56-year-old Nigerian man dies of COVID19 related complexities in Lagos

A 56-year-old Nigerian man has kicked the bucket of coronavirus related complexities in Lagos.

The state Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, made this known by means of Twitter on Tuesday April 14.



His words ;

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"13 new instances of #COVID19 disease affirmed.

All out number of affirmed cases in Lagos are currently 192. 6 extra completely recouped #COVID19 patients; 5 guys and 1 female were released.

All out number of #COVID19 patients that have recuperated and released are presently 61.

A multi year old NigeriaN; male who as of late came back from the United States has kicked the bucket of #COVID19 related confusion. This brings the all out number of #COVID19 related passings in Lagos to 6."

Prof. Akin Abayomi

✔@ProfAkinAbayomi

 · 5h

#COVID19LAGOS update as at 13th of April, 2020
13 new cases of #COVID19 infection confirmed.
Total number of confirmed cases in Lagos are now 192.
6 additional fully recovered #COVID19 patients; 5 males and 1 female were discharged.#ForAGreaterLagos@jidesanwoolu

Prof. Akin Abayomi

✔@ProfAkinAbayomi

Total number of #COVID19 patients that have recovered and discharged are now 61.
A 56 year old Nigerian; male who recently returned from the United States has died of #COVID19 related complication. This brings the total number of #COVID19 related deaths in Lagos to 6.

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Coronavirus : Photos show bodies accumulated and put away in empty rooms at Detroit emergency clinic

The Coronavirus pandemic is attacking the world and new cases/passings are recorded ordinary.

Photographs inclining via web-based networking media show bodies being put away in empty emergency clinic rooms and heaped on one another inside refrigerated holding units brought into the medical clinic's parking garage.



The photographs were shared among crisis room staff at Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit

CNN procured the photographs from a crisis room laborer.

Two other crisis room laborers affirm the photographs are an exact depiction of the scene occurring at the emergency clinic during early April, during one 12-hour move they portray as overpowering.



As indicated by CNN, in any event one room, which is commonly utilized for concentrates on resting propensities, was utilized to store bodies since mortuary staff didn't work around evening time, and the funeral home was full.