NCDC Confirms 11 New COVID-19 Cases In Lagos

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 11 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Lagos, bringing the total cases in the state to 214.

The NCDC announced the new cases on Tuesday night.

With the 11 cases in Lagos, Nigeria’s total confirmed cases of COVID-19 had now risen to 373.

“As at 11:00 pm 14th April there are 373 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 99 have been discharged with 11 deaths,” said the Centre.

The agency said that seven more COVID-19 patients had been discharged, raising the total number of those who had recovered from coronavirus in Nigeria to 99.

It, however, noted that the death toll from the disease stood at 11 in Nigeria.

According to the NCDC, the majority of the active cases is in stable condition.

“As at 11:00p.m., April 14, Lagos has a total of 214  positive cases, while the FCT and Osun have 58 and 20 confirmed cases of  COVID-19, respectively.

The agency said that  Ogun had nine, Edo – 16 , Oyo – 11, Bauchi – six, Kaduna – six, Akwa Ibom – six, Katsina – five, Kwara – four, Ondo – three, Delta – three, Kano – four , Enugu – two, Ekiti – two, Rivers – two, Benue – one, Niger – one, and Anambra – one, making a total of 19 states with COVID-19 cases in the country.

Meanwhile, the Director-General of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, has said that, to  measure  efficiency in COVID-19 testing, NCDC set a target to test 2,000 samples per day in Lagos and 1,000 daily in Abuja.

“The lockdown was a difficult decision but a short-term strategy to prevent an exponential increase in COVID-19 cases.

“We will utilise the next two weeks as efficiently as possible and allow the economy restart in order to protect the health of Nigerians,” he said.