#COVID19Nigeria case update as at Friday, 27th August 2021:

618 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-312
Akwa Ibom-89
Edo-71
Rivers-47
Ekiti-20
Plateau-20
Delta-15
Kwara-13
FCT-11
Osun-8
Oyo-4
Ogun-3
Benue-3
Gombe-1
Kaduna-1

190,333 confirmed
169,815 discharged
2,308 deaths

Today’s report includes:

✅Deaths reported in Lagos State on the 25th of August 2021

✅Five states with zero cases reported: Abia, Nasarawa, Ondo, Sokoto and Zamfara

#TakeResponsibility, avoid large gatherings held indoors & with poor adherence to #COVID19 prevention measures.

✅Wear a face mask properly in public
✅Wash your hands regularly
✅Observe physical distancing
✅Seek medical attention if you feel ill

#COVID19 case update as at Saturday 28th August 2021:

650 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-261
Ondo-95
Rivers -80
Akwa Ibom-59
Oyo-24
Ekiti-22
Delta-20
Edo-18
Enugu-15
Bayelsa-14
Ogun-11
Kaduna-8
Plateau-7
Kano-6
FCT-5
Gombe-3
Abia-2

190,983 confirmed
178,047 discharged
2,361 deaths

Today’s report includes:

✅Backlog of discharged cases and deaths for Lagos State from 4th August 2021

✅Four states with zero cases reported: Borno, Nasarawa, Ondo and Sokoto

#TakeResponsibility, wear a face mask properly today to prevent the spread of #COVID19.

#COVID19 case update as at Sunday, 29th August 2021:

362 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-200
Oyo-33
Kwara-30
Akwa Ibom-24
Ogun-17
Delta-15
Ekiti-15
Plateau-7
Rivers-7
FCT-5
Anambra-3
Edo-3
Bayelsa-1
Kaduna-1
Kano-1

191,345 confirmed 178,283 discharged
2,454 deaths

Today’s report includes:

✅A backlog of cases reported for Delta State from 26th (2), 27th (4), and 28th (9) August 2021

✅A backlog of deaths reported for Lagos State

✅Four States with zero cases reported: Nasarawa, Ondo, Osun, and Sokoto

#TakeResponsibility to help slow the spread of #COVID19

✔️ Wear a face mask in public 😷
✔️Wash or sanitise your hands 🙌🏾 frequently
✔️ Always cough or sneeze into your elbow
✔️ Practice physical distancing, 2 arms length apart
✔️ Stay indoors and self isolate if you feel sick.

The power to stop COVID-19 is in our hands 🙌🏾

"In 2016, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) – the country’s national public-health institute, responsible for leading on preparedness, detection and response to infectious disease outbreaks – embarked on a journey of institutional strengthening and capacity building"

Read Tony Blair Institute for Global Change's Ope-Oluwa Adejoro reflections on how collaboration between NCDC, the institute and Gates Foundation drove meaningful change.

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https://institute.global/advisory/delivering-change-journey-transformation-nigeria-centre-disease-control?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=weekend+reading

Employers & business owners have a responsibility to ensure:

✅Employees & customers wear a face mask
✅Provision of handwashing facilities
✅Limit the number of people in office spaces per time
✅Offices are well ventilated
✅Regular disinfection of frequently touched surfaces

#TakeResponsibility

#COVID19 spreads easily from person to person.

Let us #TakeResponsibility,

✅Wear a face mask properly
✅Observe physical distancing
✅Wash our hands frequently

Protect yourself, your loved ones & those around you.

With the increase in #COVID19 cases in Nigeria, we encourage all Nigerians to take collective responsibility

✅Wear a face mask properly to cover your nose & mouth in public

✅Wash your hands regularly with soap under running water

✅Practice physical distancing

#TakeResponsibility