The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control has confirmed 31 new COVID-19 cases in Nigeria on Tuesday, April 14, 2020.
Amongst the 31 new confirmed cases, Lagos State had the highest number with 24 new confirmed cases, taking Nigeria’s total to 373 cases
A fatality was recorded yesterday in Lagos state which raised the number of deaths to 11, making the sixth death in the state.
The deceased was a 56-year-old Nigerian, who recently returned from United States.
Asides from Lagos state, 4 other states had new covid-19 confirmed cases with two in the Federal Capital Territory and one in each of Akwa Ibom, Edo and Kano states.
Also there have been a total number of 99 discharges in Nigeria as well, though this gives some room for hope but still with caution
A breakdown of the figures by states and the FCT, according to the FCT is as follows:
- Lagos- 214;
- FCT- 58;
- Osun- 20;
- Edo- 15;
- Oyo- 11;
- Ogun- 9;
- Bauchi- 6;
- Kaduna- 6;
- Akwa Ibom- 6;
- Katsina-5;
- Kwara- 4;
- Kano- 4;
- Ondo- 3;
- Delta- 3;
- Enugu- 2;
- Ekiti- 2;
- Rivers-2;
- Benue- 1;
- Niger- 1;
- Anambra- 1.
Several measures have been taken to battle the pandemic in the country with the Federal and state governments imposing movement restrictions and imposing lockdowns.
Schools and several other institutions have been shut and restrictions have been placed on large gatherings with social distancing laws in place in several states.
On Monday, President Muhammadu Buhari extended a lockdown in Lagos and Ogun State as well as the Federal Capital Territory by two weeks after an initial two-week lockdown, which he announced on March 29 expired.
In a nationwide broadcast, the President appealed to Nigerians to comply with the lockdown as it was essential to saving lives.
“The irresponsibility of a few can lead to the death of many,” the President warned.
With a lockdown in place, there have been humanitarian and security concerns, but the Federal Government says relief materials and cash transfers and other measures will help cushion the effects of the lockdown.