Our discharges today include 214 community recoveries in Lagos State, 61 in FCT and 11 in Benue State managed in line with guidelines.

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via http://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng 

571 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-170
Ogun-65
FCT-45
Kwara-34
Abia-32
Enugu-32
Kano-25
Oyo-22
Ondo-21
Rivers-19
Kaduna-19
Benue-18
Bayelsa-12
Kebbi-12
Nasarawa-11
Akwa Ibom-9
Delta-8
Ekiti-6
Niger-5
Bauchi-3
Imo-3

153,187 confirmed
129,943 discharged
1,874 deaths

To prevent the spread of #EbolaVirusDisease (EVD), #TakeResponsibility

Know the symptoms of EVD
Avoid physical contact with anyone with undiagnosed symptoms
Call “6232” toll free, if you have recently returned from Guinea & feel unwell

Advisoryhttps://ncdc.gov.ng/news/321/public-health-advisory-following-declaration-of-ebola-virus-disease-outbreak-in-guinea …

We are pleased to announce the inclusion of the Ondo State Public Health Laboratory to the NCDC Molecular Laboratory Network.

Testing at any PUBLIC laboratory in the NCDC network is FREE of charge.

List of labs: https://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng/laboratory/ 

On 21/02/21, we joined @NACANigeria in celebrating their stewardship of the response to HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, acknowledging the work done by many leaders, partners& organisations in driving the response

Now, there is light at the end of the tunnel! We are always #StrongerTogether

Home-based #COVID19 caregivers should stay at home and monitor their health while caring for their sick patients.

Download and share our #PATIENT’s handbook for the #HOMEBASED care of mild #COVID19 cases viahttps://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng/media/files/COVID19PatientsBookforHomebasedCare.pdf …#TakeResponsibility

The findings from this evaluation found the National EBS system to be effective in detecting relevant signals. It has contributed to the national surveillance of infectious diseases with more areas for strengthening.

We thank all stakeholders who contributed to this evaluation.

In resource-limited settings, indicator-based surveillance can be limited by available diagnostic, HR & surveillance capacity.

We introduced the EBS in Nigeria to supplement this and rapidly collect information of potential public health risk to trigger public health action.

#NCDCPublication

In 2016, we established an event-based surveillance (EBS) system to enhance traditional surveillance structures, with support from @CDCgov @CIHEB_Nigeria.

This paper describes findings from our evaluation of the system with @PHE_uk.

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/3/20-0141_article …

Today’s report include:

193 community recoveries in Lagos State and 113 community recoveries in Kwara State managed in line with guidelines
Backlog of deaths recorded in Lagos State

A breakdown of cases by state via http://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng 

542 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-99
Kwara-91
Ebonyi-48
Ogun-44
Kaduna-42
Oyo-33
Ondo-25
FCT-24
Kebbi-23
Osun-20
Ekiti-17
Nasarawa-12
Imo-11
Delta-10
Gombe-9
Kano-8
Katsina-7
Rivers-7
Edo-5
Plateau-4
Bauchi-3

152,616 confirmed
129,300 discharged
1,862 deaths

“We thank our sister agency @nimrnigeria, the states & our partners for a successful #COVID19 seroprevalence survey in four states.
Survey indicates that majority of sampled population are susceptible to the virus infection, which highlights need for vaccines”

~ DG @Chikwe_I

“Following a recent meeting with the #COVID19 Genomic Sequencing Implementation Group, 100 samples will be sent to @acegid weekly, to scale-up sequencing capacity.
Sequencing is important for us to understand ongoing transmission & impact of vaccines”

~ DG @Chikwe_I

“The risk of mutation is highest with increased transmission, therefore adhering to non-pharmaceutical interventions to limit #COVID19 spread is critical to prevent new variants from emerging”

~ DG NCDC, @Chikwe_I

At today’s @PTFCOVID19 briefing, DG @Chikwe_I spoke on the ‘B.1.525’ variant recently detected in Nigeria

“The ‘B.1.525 is yet to be classified as a variant of concern until it is associated with any significant clinical impact”

#NCDCUpdate!!!

Today, the NCDC, Nigeria Institute of Medical Research @nimrnigeria & partners released findings of household seroprevalence surveys conducted in Lagos, Enugu, Nasarawa & Gombe States between September & October 2020

Press release https://ncdc.gov.ng/news/323/ncdc-and-nimr-release-findings-of-covid-19-household-seroprevalence-surveys-in-four-states-of-nigeria …

COMING UP!!!

As of 14th February 2021, there are about 55 different lineages of SARS-CoV-2 known to be circulating in Nigeria

Join the upcoming weekly @PTFCOVID19 press briefing for the latest updates on @NigeriaGov’s response to the #COVID19 pandemic

5:00pm

@NTANewsNow

If you are managing a business, please remember to keep employees & customers safe:

Ensure proper use of face mask
Conduct temperature checks
Provide hand washing facilities
Ensure physical distancing

Guidelines for employers & business ownershttps://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng/media/files/COVID19GuideforBusinessesAugust2020_V3.pdf …

Our discharges today include 228 community recoveries in Lagos State and 43 community recoveries in Kwara State managed in line with guidelines.

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via http://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng 

521 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-166
Ogun-52
Rivers-47
Adamawa-37
Ebonyi-37
Akwa Ibom-25
Osun-21
Bayelsa-18
Kaduna-17
Oyo-16
FCT-15
Ekiti-14
Kano-12
Edo-12
Borno-9
Yobe-8
Ondo-6
Nasarawa-4
Bauchi-2
Kwara-3

152,074 confirmed
128,619 discharged
1,839 deaths