The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has confirmed that 155 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) were recorded in the country on Wednesday.
This brings the total number of infections in Nigeria to 63,328 and 59,675 discharged cases.
In an update via its official twitter handle, @NCDCgov, the health agency also announced that a total of 1,155 deaths had been recorded since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Nigeria.
Director-General of the NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, who spoke on Wednesday in Abuja while giving an update on COVID-19 infections in Nigeria, also said four deaths had been recorded in the past 24 hours.
A breakdown of the 155 new infections shows that Lagos had 85 cases, followed by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with 23 and Ondo-18.
The remaining cases came from Ogun-8, Kaduna-5, Oyo-5, Taraba-5, Kano-3, Rivers-2 and Bauchi-1, acording to the NCDC.
Since the first confirmed case was reported on February 27, 2020, Nigeria has tested 668,729 people.
The NCDC boss said that his agency had activated a multi-sectoral national Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) at Level III to coordinate the national response.
Meanwhile, Ihekweazu has advised the management of schools to provide adequate COVID-19 protective equipment, train their sickbay staff and also ensure the safe disposal of wastes from sickbay to prevent infection.
“We have to take responsibility to stay safe as schools reopen.
“It is crucial to limit the risk of COVID-19 infection across all ages. Parents should take responsibility to protect their children.
“Encourage your children to wear masks. Teach them how to wash their hands frequently, teach them how to cough and sneeze into their elbows and report when feeling sick,” he said.
The NCDC DG urged Nigerians to use their face masks properly and wash their hands before wearing their face masks.
“Ensure it covers your nose and mouth, do not wear it under your nose or chin, do not share your face mask, wash your cloth face mask and dispose medical mask properly after use, he advised”.
(with additional report by NAN)
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