Nigeria’s COVID-19 toll inched a little closer to 12,000 cases on Friday with 328 new cases confirmed in 13 states and the federal capital territory (FCT).
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this
in its update for Friday.
The past few weeks have shown a significant rise in the
country’s number of confirmed cases; the toll increased from 2,950 on May 5,
2020, to 11,844 cases on June 5.
However, within that period, recoveries have also increased
from 481 to 3,696 patients while the number of fatalities rose from 98 to 333.
A total of 11,844 COVID-19 cases have now been confirmed in
35 states and the FCT, with Cross River yet to record any case so far.
328 new cases of #COVID19;— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 5, 2020
Lagos-121
FCT-70
Bauchi-25
Rivers-18
Oyo-16
Kaduna-15
Gombe-14
Edo-13
Ogun-13
Jigawa-8
Enugu-6
Kano-5
Osun-2
Ondo-2
11844 cases of #COVID19Nigeria
Discharged: 3696
Deaths: 333 pic.twitter.com/XQ3B7O0yIb
Nigeria’s testing capacity has also more than tripled its
count in the past one month, moving from 19,512 on May 4, 2020 to 73,064 as of
June 4, 2020.
However, as the NCDC has noted, increased testing means the
country will record more cases.
With the rise in the number of cases, there have been
concerns about enough bed spaces and isolation centres.
Lagos, for instance, has confirmed a major percentage of the
total number in the country with more than 5,000 cases.
As part of efforts to address the projected shortage, Akin
Abayomi, commissioner for health, says the state is looking into implementing
strategies for home-based management of asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.
Speaking at a media briefing on Friday, he said within the
next two weeks, Lagos will develop other plans for managing patients not
showing symptoms, while those with moderate to severe symptoms will be managed
at isolation centres.
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