COVID-19 WATCH
NCDC’s COVID-19 toll hits 2802 with 245 fresh cases
On Monday evening, a total of 245 COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Nigeria by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, in a post on its official Twitter page.
With this development, the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus now stands at 2802.
NCDC tweeted, “245 new cases of #COVID19;
“76-Lagos, 37-Katsina, 32-Jigawa, 23-Kano
19-FCT, 18-Borno, 10-Edo, 9-Bauchi
6-Adamawa, 5-Oyo, 5-Ogun, 1-Ekiti
1-Osun, 1-Benue, 1-Niger and 1-Zamfara State.
“2802 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
“Discharged: 417, Deaths: 93.”
245 new cases of #COVID19;
76-Lagos
37-Katsina
32-Jigawa
23-Kano
19-FCT
18-Borno
10-Edo
9-Bauchi
6-Adamawa
5-Oyo
5-Ogun
1-Ekiti
1-Osun
1-Benue
1-Niger
1-Zamfara2802 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 417
Deaths: 93 pic.twitter.com/IkHR3dpcVV— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 4, 2020
Meanwhile, the palace of Umar Farouk, emir of Daura in Katsina state, has been sealed off after a case of COVID-19 was recorded, according to Daily Trust.
The newspaper quoted Mustapha Inuwa, secretary to the state government, as saying the closure was normal routine in places where a positive case has been recorded.
According to him, samples had been taken from the palace which has been placed under lock.
Gambo On his part, Isa, police spokesperson in the state, also said: “Daura is under lockdown and so it shall be in every nook and cranny in the town without exception to anybody’s house, the police are just ensuring the lockdown order of the state government.”
Bello Masari, governor of Katsina, had in April ordered a lockdown in Daura local government area of the state over three fresh cases of COVID-19.
