The spread of novel Corona Infection Disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria continues to tape-record significant increases as the current statistics supplied by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control expose Nigeria now has 63,036 confirmed cases.
On the second of November 2020, 72 new verified cases and 1 death was taped in Nigeria, having performed a total daily test of 2,090 samples throughout the country.
To date, 63,036 cases have been validated, 59,328 cases have been discharged and 1,147 deaths have actually been taped in 36 states and the Federal Capital Area. A total of 627,600 tests have been performed as of November 2nd, 2020 compared to 625,510 tests a day earlier.
COVID-19 Case Upgrades- second November2020,
- Total Number of Cases— 63.036
- Total Number Discharged— 59,328
- Overall Deaths— 1,147
- Overall Tests Performed— 627,600
According to the NCDC, the 72 new cases were reported from 9 states- Lagos (51), FCT (6 ), Ogun (4 ), Kaduna (3 ), Niger (2 ), Ondo (2 ), Plateau (2 ), Katsina (1 ), Oyo (1 ).
Meanwhile, the current numbers bring Lagos state overall verified cases to 21,338, followed by Abuja (6,124), Plateau (3,652), Oyo (3,452), Rivers (2,831), Edo (2,666), Kaduna (2,658), Ogun (2,051), Delta (1,814), Kano (1,747), Ondo (1,669), Enugu (1,314), Kwara (1,069), Ebonyi (1,049), Katsina (953), Gombe (937). Osun (929), Abia (898), Borno (745), and Bauchi (713).
Imo State has taped 617 cases, Benue (493), Nasarawa (482), Bayelsa (413), Ekiti (335), Jigawa (325), Akwa Ibom (295), Anambra (277), Niger (276), Adamawa (257), Sokoto (165), Taraba (146), Kebbi (93), Cross River (87), Yobe (82), Zamfara (79), while Kogi state has tape-recorded 5 cases just.
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Lock Down and Curfew
In a transfer to combat the spread of the pandemic illness, President Muhammadu Buhari directed the cessation of all motions in Lagos and the FCT for an initial period of 14 days, which worked from 11 pm on Monday, 30 th March 2020.
The motion limitation, which was extended by another two-weeks duration, has actually been partially postponed with some companies starting operations from May 4. On April 27 th, 2020, Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari stated an overnight curfew from 8 pm to 6 am throughout the country, as part of new procedures to contain the spread of the COVID-19 This comes along with the phased and steady easing of lockdown measures in FCT, Lagos, and Ogun States, which took effect from Saturday, 2nd May 2020, at 9 am.
On Monday, 29 th June 2020 the federal government extended the second phase of the eased lockdown by 4 weeks and approved interstate motion outside curfew hours with result from July 1,2020 On Monday 27 th July 2020, the federal government extended the second phase of alleviated lockdown by an additional one week.
On Thursday, sixth August 2020 the federal government through the secretary to the Federal government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 announced the extension of the second phase of alleviated lockdown by another 4 (4) weeks.
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