Nigeria on Sunday recorded 436 fresh cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 20,244.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this through its official Twitter handle.
The NCDC said that the 436 new confirmed cases were recorded in 19 states with 12 deaths.
The health agency said that no new state reported a case in the last 24 hours.
The NCDC said that Lagos reported the highest number of cases with 169 new cases and Oyo was second with 54 new infections.
Others are 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 said that out of the 20,244 confirmed cases, 12, 847 are active while 6,879 people have been treated and discharged.
The agency also said that 113, 575 samples were collected.
The NCDC said Nigeria recorded a total of 518 deaths from 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“Nigeria is now at community transmission meaning that people getting infected could not identify the source of COVID19 infection.
“We all need to do all we can to protect ourselves and loved ones even if you feel fine.
“ If you suspect that you or a loved one may have been exposed to COVID19, please log on to covid19.ncdc.gov.ng to complete a self-assessment and alert one of our agents.
“Alternatively, dial *258*258# from your mobile phone,” it said.
The weekly tests versus weekly confirmed cases. Nigeria continue to see strong correlation between the number of tests and number of confirmed cases.
The testing increased by 18 per cent and the number of confirmed cases increased by 19 per cent.
Meanwhile, Enugu State has gotten its COVID-19 testing centre. It has also gotten an additional isolation centre for the management of the COVID-19 pandemic in the State.
The Test Centre is at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku-Ozala.
Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Dr. Obinna Onodugo made this known in a message to the hospital staff.
He said that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has already accredited the hospital to carry out Covid-19 testing “using the PCR”.
He added that the hospital has also commissioned a building to house a holding and isolation centre, in readiness to commence the management of COVID-19.
The CMD added that patients who appear with signs consistent with symptoms of COVID-19 will be directed to the holding centre from where samples will be taken for testing in the new laboratory.
‘Dr Onodugo disclosed that “those who test negative will be returned to regular hospital wards while positive cases will be transferred to the isolation ward in the same building,”
