#COVID19Nigeria case report as at Sunday 8th August, 2021:

471 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-219
Akwa Ibom-102
Ondo-37
Oyo-33
Kwara-19
Rivers-16
Ekiti-15
Delta-14
Ogun-7
FCT-5
Niger-2
Edo-1
Katsina-1

178,086 confirmed
165,763 discharged
2,187 deaths

States with zero cases reported (6): Gombe, Kano, Osun, Plateau, Sokoto and Kaduna

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

Gbochie ihe ize ndụ nke ịgbasa nke #COVID19 dị mfe dịka H.A.N.D.S

Ike ịkwụsị #COVID19 dị n'aka anyị.

#Gbaa mbo ke nkeá ndị enyi gị, ndị ị hụrụ n'anya na ndị niile nọ nso.

#TakeResponsibility

Safety first!

As #COVID19 cases are rising, it is our collective responsibility to adhere to preventive guidelines to stay protected.

#TakeResponsibility to reduce the risk of you and your loved ones getting infected.

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'Between the 1st of January and 1st of August 2021, 31,425 suspected cases of cholera, 311 confirmed cases and 816 deaths have been reported from 22 states and FCT'

Our latest public health advisory urges the strengthening of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH) to mitigate the outbreak of cholera across States in Nigeria

Read
🔗https://ncdc.gov.ng/news/337/cholera-in-nigeria%3A-urgent-call-to-strengthen-water%2C-sanitation-and-hygiene-%28wash%29

What is a variant of concern🤔?

READ 👆🏾

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"When #COVID19 hit Nigeria, the country lacked sufficient PPE, diagnostic equipment and medical countermeasures, which are lifesaving medicine and supplies used to fight new infectious disease threats as they emerge"

From our emergency preparedness and response teams to our administration and finance teams, we’ve taken a multi-sectoral approach to fighting #COVID19.

Read how with support from Resolve to Save Lives, we strengthened Nigeria’s health supply chain.

🔗https://preventepidemics.org/stories/how-real-time-adaptations-to-medical-supply-chains-improved-nigerias-covid-19-response/

#Cholera is a waterborne disease and the risk of transmission is higher when there is poor sanitation and disruption of clean water supply.

The long term solution for #cholera lies in access to safe drinking water, maintenance of proper sanitation and hygiene.

Read our latest public health advisory:
🔗https://ncdc.gov.ng/news/337/cholera-in-nigeria%3A-urgent-call-to-strengthen-water%2C-sanitation-and-hygiene-%28wash%29

📢COMING UP

Join this interesting session, live on Nigeria Info 95.1 Abuja with our Deputy Director and Head of Health Division, Dr Oyeladun Okunromade as she discusses what we should all do to dampen the 3rd wave of #COVID19.

🕙 5pm

Stream via: https://www.nigeriainfo.fm/abuja/player/

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Available data shows that World Health Organization (WHO) approved vaccines provide substantial protection against severe disease, hospitalisation or death due to the #COVID19 Delta variant and any other variant

For more FAQs on #COVID19, visit: http://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng/faq/

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#Cholera is preventable and treatable; however, it can be deadly when people who are infected do not access care immediately.

Nigerians are advised to visit a health facility immediately, if they have sudden onset of profuse watery diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, and weakness.

Read our latest public health advisory:
🔗https://ncdc.gov.ng/news/337/cholera-in-nigeria%3A-urgent-call-to-strengthen-water%2C-sanitation-and-hygiene-%28wash%29

Misuse or overuse of #antibiotics💊 & other antimicrobials can reduce their effectiveness in treating common infections in animals & humans.

✅ Do not self-medicate

✅ Visit a healthcare professional when sick

#BeAntibioticsAware

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When a virus replicates or makes copies of itself, it sometimes makes changes referred to as 'mutations'

Mutations of the original virus are referred to as 'Variants'

For more FAQs on #COVID19 variants, visit: http://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng/faq/

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