COVID-19 Updates

20 Nov COVID-19 Updates

Nigeria confirmed 146 new cases and 2 deaths on Thursday, as the WHO warned that a “tough” six months lies ahead for Europe, which is again the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. The continent had recorded more than 29,000 new Covid-19 deaths last week.

The current numbers are: 65,839 confirmed cases; 61,573 recoveries and 1,165 deaths.

“The 146 new cases are reported from 11 states- Lagos (62), FCT (23), Kaduna (21), Ogun (12), Rivers (12), Ondo (5), Oyo (3), Plateau (3), Bauchi (2), Katsina (2), Kano (1). COVID-19:

* The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that Nigeria is not experiencing a spike in COVID-19 infections.