The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has disclosed that 476 health workers including doctors, nurses, pharmacists, laboratory staff, drivers, and other auxiliary personnel have been infected with Coronavirus (COVID-19) since the first case was recorded in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Anthony Ogunleye, Chief Press Secretary to the FCT Minister Muhammed Bello revealed that four doctors…
On the 28th of December 2020, 397 new confirmed cases 323 discharged and 10 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. Till date, 84811 cases have been confirmed, 71357 cases have been discharged and 1264 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The 397 new cases are reported from 18 states- Lagos…
A 75-year-old man from Northern Israel died of a heart attack about two hours after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, December 28, the Health Ministry has confirmed. The man had pre-existing conditions and had suffered from heart attacks in the past, the ministry said. Chezy Levy, the Health Ministry director-general has launched an investigation…
On the 26th of December 2020, 829 new confirmed cases and 1 death was recorded in Nigeria. Till date, 83576 cases have been confirmed, 70495 cases have been discharged and 1247 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The 829 new cases are reported from 15 states- Lagos (296), FCT…
A fire at a hospital north of Cairo on Saturday killed seven coronavirus patients, security and judicial sources said. The blaze in the intensive care unit of the hospital in Obour district, on the outskirts of Cairo, also injured five other people, the sources said. It was not immediately clear what caused the fire, the…
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has announced that 20 doctors died of Coronavirus complications within the past seven days. Enema Amodu, chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in the federal capital territory (FCT) said this during a press briefing on Friday December 25. Amodu stated that medical personnel need personal protective equipment (PPEs) as the second…
On the 25th of December 2020, 712 new confirmed cases and 4 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. The 712 new cases are reported from 20 states- Lagos (388), FCT (77), Kwara (39), Katsina (35), Bauchi (33), Plateau (22), Ogun (18), Akwa Ibom (16), Delta (13), Kaduna (12), Osun (12), Yobe (11), Sokoto (10), Kebbi (cool,…
The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, has clarified that the mutant strain of the COVID-19 virus in the UK has not been found in Nigeria. Iheakwazu, who disclosed in Abuja during the Presidential Taskforce (PTF) briefing on COVID-19 on Thursday, however, urged Nigerians to stay calm and safe. He explained…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced that 1041 new cases of Coronavirus were recorded in Nigeria on Thursday, December 24. The health agency gave a breakdown of the new cases as follows; Lagos-316, FCT-210, Kaduna-83, Plateau-70, Gombe-56, Oyo-56, Katsina-47, Nasarawa-35, Kano-33, Ogun-21, Rivers-17, Niger-14, Imo-14, Delta-12, Kwara-12, Edo-12, Benue-9, Anambra-8, Taraba-4, Ekiti-4, Ebonyi-6, Bayelsa-1,…
On the 23rd of December 2020, 1,133 new confirmed cases and 5 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. Till date, 80,922 cases have been confirmed, 69,274 cases have been discharged and 1,236 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The 1,133 new cases are reported from 18 states- Lagos (397), FCT…