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Nigerians Urged To Do COVID-19 Testing As Infection Record Hits 20244 In 19 States
Nigerians Urged To Do COVID-19 Testing As Infection Record Hits 20244 In 19 States
Naija last night recorded 436 new cases of COVID-19 infection, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 20,244.
This was announced via the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Twitter handle.
The disease control agency said that the 436 new confirmed cases were from 19 states.
The NCDC said Lagos reported the highest number of cases with 169 new cases and Oyo was second with 52 new infections.
Here is the detail breakdown of the new infection by state, Lagos-169, Oyo-52 Plateau – 31, Imo – 29, Kaduna – 28, Ogun – 23, FCT – 18, Enugu – 18, Bauchi – 17, Bayelsa – 14, Rivers – 8, Osun – 6, Kano – 6, Edo – 5, Benue – 5, Adamawa – 3, Borno – 2, Abia – 1, Ekiti – 1.
The NCDC has said a sudden loss of taste and smell with fever, headache or runny nose might be COVID-19.
It called on Nigerians not to ignore these symptoms, adding that they should call their state hotline immediately to book a test.
Pelumi Israel
June 22, 2020 at 8:12 AM
It is sad Nigeria will soon become history
Oluwatobi
June 22, 2020 at 8:17 PM
Uncle, Nigeria would never become history. Let us pray to God to help us put an end to this menace while taking responsibility and encouraging others to try their best in stopping the spread.
Mon
June 23, 2020 at 10:36 AM
What’s the benefit of keeping yourself in something that is not progressing? Don’t you think that Oduduwa Nation will do far better than this backward Nigeria and the same is applicable to every other Nation inside Nigeria…
Your prayer should go on peaceful disintegration,let’s stop deceiving ourselves and keep on hoping against hope.
Sugarlade
June 22, 2020 at 7:17 PM
This virus is so scary. I rarely go out. I just wish it is over