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General News of Wednesday, 22 April 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

203 persons contracted COVID-19 from unidentified sources - NCDC

There are at least 25 COVID-19 deaths so far in Nigeria There are at least 25 COVID-19 deaths so far in Nigeria

A total of 2013 cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria were contracted from unidentified sourced, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control - NCDC.

This is coming after the country's cases of coronavirus shot up to a total of 782 cases as the NCDC confirmed 117 on Tuesday.

During the NCDC's ‘COVID19Nigeria situation report for 21st of April 2020’ published on Wednesday, the sources if ==of transmission for the 203 cases remains a mystery.

A total of 8,934 samples have been tested in 24 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

The country has also recorded 544 deaths (70 per cent) are males while 238 (30 per cent) are females, according to the report.

The data also showed people within age bracket 31-40 constituted 20 per cent of those infected.

While giving the summary of the cases provenance, the report read, “travel history – 210 (27 per cent); contacts – 274 (35 per cent); unknown source – 203 (26 per cent) and incomplete – 95 (12 per cent).”

It also showed that the NCDC had identified 9,233 persons of interest among whom 9,079 (98 per cent) have exceeded follow up.

The NCDC also said 25 persons have died from coronavirus-related complications in the country while 197 have recovered.

The centre stated that there are 560 active cases of COVID-19 in the country.

It said, “Breakdown of cases by states: Lagos – 430, FCT-118, Kano-73, Osun-20, Ogun-20, Oyo-16, Katsina-16, Edo-15, Kwara- nine, Kaduna- nine, Akwa Ibom- nine, Borno- nine, Bauchi-eight, Gombe-five, Delta- four, Ekiti- four, Ondo- three, Rivers- three, Jigawa- two, Enugu- two, Niger- two, Abia- two, Benue- one, Anambra- one, and Sokoto-one.”

The NCDC and Federal Ministry of Health advised Nigerians to stay home and minimise contact with people outside their households to prevent the spread of the disease.

Other steps Nigerians have been asked to take are monitoring for symptoms, practising social distancing, avoiding touching frequently touched items and regularly washing their hands.