35 new record of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria , says NCDC

abujareporter Posted On January 5, 2023

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) released its most recent epidemiological report yesterday, revealing that between December 24 and December 30, 2022, the nation registered 35 new COVID-19 cases from four states.

The number of states Federal Capital Territory (FCT) 22, 10 for Lagos, 2 for Delta, and 1 for Plateau.

As a result, Nigeria now has 266,450 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 3,155 deaths being reported since the pandemic’s start.

The report also revealed that 259,841 people have been released while 6,609 people are still undergoing treatment.

While the organization assured Nigerians that its activated multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC) at Level 2 continues to coordinate the national response activities, the agency’s Director General, Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, urged Nigerians to continue adhering to the preventive measures by practicing physical distance, face mask use, and routine hand hygiene.

Are you concerned about COVID-19’s global upward tendency, he questioned?

Are the different letters and numbers used to describe SARSCoV2 variations making you nervous?

Are you concerned about the possibility of imported harmful variations, travel, or transmission?

Accept accountability.

“The COVID-19 virus can cause life-threatening illness, hospitalization, and even death.

Encourage those close to you and your loved ones to get vaccinated.

Visit https://vacsitefinder.nphcda.gov.ng to select the vaccination clinic that is most convenient for you.

“Make sure you receive your shots and boosters. The best defense against serious illness, hospitalization, and death is vaccination. For individuals at high risk, in addition to immunizations, use masks, stay away from crowds, practice good hand hygiene, etc.

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