The Lagos State Government has reiterated that COVID-19 testing for residents of the state was free of charge. Mr Gbenga Omotoso, the state’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy said this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. ”The state would like to reassure the general public that testing is still free at all the COVID-19 Read More…
A total of 103,799 COVID19 tests have now been carried out across Nigeria. Tuesday alone recorded the highest ever figure of 7,397 for the COVID19 novel coronavirus. The latest test figures show that a total of 32,899 have been carried out in Lagos, accounting for a third of the national test figure. In its latest Read More…
After an unprecedented high of 3,756 fresh tests on Wednesday, Lagos on Thursday reported its own all time high fresh COVID19 infections of 345. According to the latest report from the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Lagos now has a total of 6,611 confirmed COVID19 cases. Of these, 5,532 are still active, while 82 Read More…
On a day that only two COVID19 deaths were recorded nationwide, Lagos notched yet again its highest single day record of 254 new COVID19 cases. Though there are no figures on testing for Lagos, it may appear that the new cases came out of the 1038 tests reported nationwide for Thursday. Lagos now has 4,377 Read More…
Lagos now has 3,093 confirmed COVID19 cases, having reported 139 new cases on Thursday. The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in its latest report said Nigeria, itself, had recorded 7,016 confirmed cases with 1,907 persons discharged and 211 deaths. 40,043 tests had been done, with 1,812 on Wednesday alone. Earlier, the Lagos State Government Read More…
Nigeria now has 6175 confirmed COVID19 infections according to the latest report of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). In a situation report late Monday, 35,345 persons have been tested so far with 1375 tests done on Sunday. On Monday, 216 new confirmed cases and 9 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. Lagos reported 74 Read More…
As Lagos considers reopening its economy fully, its daily new COVID19 infections are still soaring. On Sunday, it recorded 177 new COVID19 infections bringing its total confirmed cases figure to 2550, out of which 556 have been discharged with 36 deaths. The latest situation report from the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) shows that Read More…
Three of the Nigerian Dubai returnees observing the 14 days mandatory isolation in Lagos have tested positive for COVID-19 pandemic. The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, made this known on Sunday in Lagos. Abayomi, through his Twitter account, said that those affected had been admitted to the state’s COVID-19 care centre for Read More…
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control kept testing for COVID19 above 1000, testing 1242 on Friday bringing total countrywide testing to 32,942. On Saturday, the NCDC reported 176 new COVID19 confirmed cases nationwide with five deaths. Lagos reported 95 new confirmed COVID19 infections. No new state reported a case in the last 24 hours. So Read More…