#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.

🔗
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

Today, join the inauguration of the WHO Hub for Epidemic Intelligence!

The Hub will bring together experts worldwide to collaborate and create the tools and data needed for all countries to effectively prepare, detect and respond to pandemic and epidemic risks.

Time: 2pm (WAT)

Live stream:
https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2021/09/01/default-calendar/inauguration-of-the-who-hub-for-pandemic-and-epidemic-intelligence

The World Health Organization (WHO) Hub for Pandemic & Epidemic Intelligence will harness broad and diverse partnerships across many professional disciplines and technology to link the data, tools and communities of practice so that actionable data and intelligence are shared for the common good.

"Saving lives is not just an opportunity it's an obligation" Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director General

#GlobalHealthSecurity