Nigeria, on Thursday, recorded 626 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total infections to 27,110.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on its official twitter handle.
The NCDC also said Nigeria reported 13 deaths, bringing the total to 616 deaths in 35 states and the FCT
The health agency said that no new state reported a case in the last 24 hours.
The NCDC said that Lagos State reported the highest number of cases with 193 new cases while FCT reported 85 new infections.
Others are: Oyo-41, Edo-38, Kwara-34, Abia-31, Ogun-29, Ondo-28, Rivers-26, Osun-21, Akwa Ibom-18, Delta-18, Enugu-15, Kaduna-13, Plateau-11, Borno-8, Bauchi-7, Adamawa-5, Gombe-4 and Sokoto-1.
The Director-General NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, disclosed that a team is enroute Cross River to begin COVID-19 testing.
He stressed that testing was the only pathway into understanding.
The DG said by the end of next week, all states would have capacity to test for COVID-19 with only four states away.
On the two million test target, Ihekweazu said that achieving the goal was a collective responsibility.
He said the target was birthed after the Africa CDC in consultation with all African countries agreed to test one percent of its population.
“This is a not a target for NCDC, PTF, Ministry of Health alone, it’s a target for every Nigerian.
“It is either we achieve it or we come back here to say the same thing and we will be on this journey and more people will die.
“This target is something that we need to push ourselves to achieve,”
Enugu State Ministry of Health has confirmed 66 new cases of the COVID-19 infection in the state, bringing the total laboratory confirmed cases to 327.
Commissioner for Health, Dr. Obi Emmanuel Ikechukwu, in a statement, said that the number of COVID-19 cases on treatment was 192, “Number of COVID-19 cases discharged, 126”.
The commissioner said that the, “Number of Laboratory confirmed COVID-19 related deaths – 9”
He advised saying, “Be responsible! COVID-19 is real! Stay home when it is not absolutely necessary to go out .Wear a facemask/covering whenever you must go out .Keep a safe distance from other people at all times, which is social/physical distancing and avoid crowded places . Practice good respiratory hygiene (when coughing or sneezing)
Obi continued: “Clean surfaces around you regularly with a solution of 1 part bleach and 99 parts of water (e.g. 1ml of bleach into 99 ml of water, mixed), wash your hands with soap for 20 seconds under running water as often as possible
“When the facilities for hand washing are unavailable, sanitize your hands as often as possible using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
” Despite your efforts, however, you develop symptoms or know anyone who may have developed symptoms, please call the following numbers; 08182555550 or 09022333833 or the NCDC number 080097000010. Someone will speak with you and get your details.”
