COVID-19 WATCH
11 new cases recorded in Lagos as toll rises to 373
11 new cases of Coronavirus were confirmed in Lagos, taking Nigeria’s total to 373 cases, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced on Tuesday, April 14, 2020.
The latest confirmation comes less than two hours after the NCDC confirmed 19, cases – 14 of them in Lagos, two in the Federal Capital Territory and one in each of Akwa Ibom, Edo and Kano states.
In all, it means the NCDC confirmed a total of 30 cases on Tuesday, 25 of them in Lagos State which is the epicentre of the pandemic in the country.
Of Nigeria’s total 373 cases as of 11 pm on April 14, 214 of them were in Lagos.
Eleven new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Lagos State.
As at 11:00 pm 14th April there are 373 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 99 have been discharged with 11 deaths#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/XtcbJ4qxA6
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 14, 2020
So far, 99 cases have been discharged in the country will 11 deaths recorded.
A breakdown of the figures by states and the FCT, according to the FCT is as follows: Lagos- 214; FCT- 58; Osun- 20; Edo- 15; Oyo- 11; Ogun- 9; Bauchi- 6; Kaduna- 6; Akwa Ibom- 6; Katsina-5; Kwara- 4; Kano- 4; Ondo- 3; Delta- 3; Enugu- 2; Ekiti- 2; Rivers-2; Benue- 1; Niger- 1; Anambra- 1.
Several measures have been taken to battle the pandemic in the country with the Federal and state governments imposing movement restrictions and imposing lockdowns.
Schools and several other institutions have been shut and restrictions have been placed on large gatherings with social distancing laws in place in several states.
On Monday, President Muhammadu Buhari extended a lockdown in Lagos and Ogun State as well as the Federal Capital Territory by two weeks after an initial two-week lockdown, which he announced on March 29 expired.
In a nationwide broadcast, the President appealed to Nigerians to comply with the lockdown as it was essential to saving lives.
“The irresponsibility of a few can lead to the death of many,” the President warned.
With a lockdown in place, there have been humanitarian and security concerns, but the Federal Government says relief materials and cash transfers and other measures will help cushion the effects of the lockdown.
