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COVID-19: Nigeria Has Tested Over 6,000- NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says of the 6,649 people tested for the Coronavirus nationwide, there were more males than females.
Director-General of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, on Friday in Abuja.
Iheakweazu said NCDC data revealed that of the 6,649 suspected cases tested for the disease, 71 per cent were males, while females made up just 21 per cent of the total number.
He said amongst the cases, 210 had travel history, 129 were contacts of confirmed cases, 11 infected by unknown sources, while 92 still had incomplete epidemiological information.
He divulged that in the last 24 hours, 35 new confirmed cases were reported bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 442.
“No new case has been reported from any state in the last 24 hours, as the number of states with confirmed cases remains 19, including the Federal Capital Territory,” he said.
According to the NCDC DG, the agency continues to respond to the pandemic across the country and had prioritised the distribution of Viral Transport Medium, to all the states and FCT, for sample collection.
He also mentioned that the deployment of COVID-19 starter packs to all tertiary institutions and the federal medical centres was in progress.
Iheakweazu further said the NCDC had fully set up an expanded laboratory network for COVID-19 across the six geopolitical zones, with 13 laboratories activated.
He, however, said that the deployment of the Rapid Response Team to support response in all states with confirmed case(s) stood at 22.
NAN reports that the country’s active cases currently stand at 277, with the majority in stable condition.
The 35 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded from four states: 19 in Lagos, nine in FCT, five in Kano and two in Oyo State.
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