The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed eight new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country.
Five of the cases are in Lagos State, two in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and one in Kaduna State, according to the NCDC.
It brings to 232, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria.
The NCDC made the disclosure through its verified Twitter account.
It said that as at 09:30p.m. on Sunday, there were 232 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria.
It said that 33 patients had been discharged, while five deaths had been recorded.
The NCDC said that the number of confirmed cases were 120 in Lagos, 47 in Abuja, nine in Oyo, 20 in Osun, four in Ogun and five in Kaduna.
It said that Enugu had two cases, Akwa Ibom, five; Edo, nine; Bauchi, six; Ekiti, two, while Rivers, Benue and Ondo states had one case, each.
Meanwhile, the centre has said that it has not engaged brand ambassadors as part of its responses to COVID-19.
“We continue to emphasise that all Nigerians maintain social distancing to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
“We may not immediately know who is infected with COVID-19.
“Keeping social distance by staying two metres away from people, especially someone coughing or sneezing, can help to prevent the spread of COVID-19,” it said.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says there are now 8,596 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on African continent with 383 deaths.
The UN’s health agency gave the update on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO.
“Africa now has a total of 8,596 confirmed cases, 383 deaths and 792 recovered from 51 Countries.
“Number of cases continue to rise on the African continent with 8,377 cumulative cases reported.
“Algeria and Cameroon have reported a sharp case increase in past 24 hours,’’ it stated.
Algeria had on Saturday reported 986 cases and 83 deaths while Cameroon confirmed 306 cases with seven deaths.
The agency said South Africa currently had the highest in the region with 1, 585 cases and nine deaths, followed by Algeria 1,251 cases with 130 deaths and Cameroon has 555 confirmed cases with nine deaths.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a new virus.
The disease causes respiratory illness (like the flu) with symptoms such as a cough, fever, and in more severe cases, difficulty in breathing.
You can protect yourself by washing your hands frequently, avoiding touching your face, and avoiding close contact (one meter or three feet) with people who are unwell.
