In three days, more than 1,700 new samples tested positive
for COVID-19 in Nigeria with 675 new cases confirmed on Monday.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced the
new cases on Monday night.
Monday’s figure is a sharp increase from the previous 24
hours when the country recorded less than 500 new cases.
With the latest development, a total of 1,772 persons have
been confirmed positive for COVID-19 in the past 72 hours.
In spite of the number of new infections, there is some
positive development.
Although the daily recovery toll is not as high as that of
new cases confirmed, at least 100 people have been discharged on a daily basis
for weeks, with more than 7,000 people now discharged across the country.
In the past seven days, a total of 1,889 people have been
discharged.
However, within the same week, 105 people have died of COVID-19
complications.
675 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 22, 2020
Lagos-288
Oyo-76
Rivers-56
Delta-31
Ebonyi-30
Gombe-28
Ondo-20
Kaduna-20
Kwara-20
Ogun-17
FCT-16
Edo-13
Abia-10
Nasarawa-9
Imo-9
Bayelsa-8
Borno-8
Katsina-8
Sokoto-3
Bauchi-3
Plateau-2
20,919 confirmed
7,109 discharged
525 deaths pic.twitter.com/7nAWZGBiYY
As part of measures to ensure that the fatality rate is
reduced to the barest minimum, the presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19
has warned against managing patients exhibiting symptoms outside approved
health facilities.
Speaking at the PTF briefing on Monday, Osagie Ehanire,
minister of health, said there was a need to strategise in order to control the
situation considering the rise in the number of cases.
“The experience we are getting suggests that some of the
fatalities recorded in our country may possibly have been saved if they had
arrived designated treatment centres early enough,” he said.
“It is also emerging that the clinical condition of COVID-19
patients, especially the elderly and those with underlying illnesses, can
change from mild to critical within such a short time that patients hardly have
time to seek hospital care.
“I again advise all hospitals to have the right index of
suspicion and recognise and promptly refer suspected cases to designated
hospitals.
“Attempting to treat COVID-19 positive patients, when not so
accredited, puts all involved at risk, including the innocent.
“I also advise persons with symptoms and those with
underlying diseases or over 60 years of age, to check into an isolation or
treatment centre for observation. This could save your life.”
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