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26 April 2020 — Eight (8) new CoVID_19 cases were identified out of 1025 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to a hundred and ninety-one (191). To date, ninety-two (92) patients have recovered and been discharged, including four (4) in the past 24 hrs. The number of active cases is ninety-nine (99).

This increase of new confirmed cases reflects a rise in cases of cross-border truck drivers and their assistants. All active cases are in isolation in stable condition.  

25 April 2020 — Seven (7) new CoVID_19 cases were identified out of 1275 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to a hundred and eighty-three (183). To date, eighty-eight (88) patients have recovered and been discharged, including one (1) in the past 24 hrs. The number of active cases is ninety-five (95).

This increase of new confirmed cases reflects a rise in cases of cross-border truck drivers and their assistants. All active cases are in isolation in stable condition.  

Abuja, 25 April 2020 - “During public health crisis like the one we currently face with COVID-19, it is easy to forget what a huge threat malaria remains for all of us, especially the poorest and most vulnerable like our children and pregnant women. This is the reason we must not allow the giant strides made in reducing the burden of malaria in our community and nation at large to slide, even in the face of this pandemic”, says Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the national ambassador for the elimination of malaria in Nigeria.

Abuja, 25 April 2020 -  Thirty-five-year old Salihu Umar was diagnosed with COVID-19 after returning from a six-day trip to London in March 2020. Although asymptomatic, he tested positive and underwent treatment. Having recovered and back with his family in the Nigerian capital Abuja, the father of three stresses the importance of getting tested especially after having travelled to an area affected by the virus. 

24 April 2020 — Twenty-two (22) new CoVID_19 cases were identified out of 1046 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to a hundred and seventy-six (176). To date, eighty-seven (87) patients have recovered and been discharged. The number of active cases is eighty-nine (89).

This increase of new confirmed cases reflects a rise in cases of cross-border truck drivers and their assistants. All active cases are in isolation in stable condition.  

In public health emergencies such as the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, one essential lifesaving action is risk communication. This is because people have a right to know how to protect their health and have a responsibility to take informed decisions to protect themselves, their loved ones and those around them.

23 April 2020 — One (1) new CoVID_19 case was identified today, out of one thousand three hundred forty-three(1343) samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to a hundred and fifty-four (154). To date, eighty-seven (87) patients have recovered, including three (3) in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases is now sixty-seven (67).

All active cases are in isolation in stable condition.

22 April 2020 — Three (3) new CoVID_19 cases were identified out of 1038 samples tested today. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases to a hundred and fifty-three (153). To date, eighty-four (84) patients have recovered and been discharged. The number of active cases is sixty-nine (69).

All active cases are in isolation in stable condition, and one patient is receiving oxygen as a precaution.