Covid19
COVID-19: Delta, Edo, Oyo, Rivers Overtake Kano
575 New Cases, As NCDC Gives Serious Warning About Airborne Transmission
By Emmanuel Aziken with Agency reports
Nigeria has announced 575 new COVID-19 cases in the country as total infections from the virus rise to 33,153.
The development came as fears once expressed over the management of the pandemic in Kano State have doused as the state has in the last one month reported less cases to suppress its numbers.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said that the new confirmed cases as at July 13 was 595 while four deaths were recorded across the country.
According to NCDC, till date, 33,153 cases have been confirmed, 13,671 cases have been discharged and 744 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
It stated that the 594 new cases were reported from 20 states.
The NCDC stated that 156 of the new cases were reported in Lagos, 141 in Oyo, and 99 in the FCT.
Meanwhile, Kano State which once was seen as the third epicenter of the pandemic after Lagos and FCT has suppressed the outburst of the pandemic given the decreased number of new cases.
The state which once followed Lagos in the number of cases is now seventh in the list of total cases having been overtaken by Oyo, Edo, Rivers and Delta States.
As at Monday, July 13 Lagos was on top of the list with 12,583 cases followed by FCT, Oyo, Edo, Rivers and Delta with 2,675, 1,867, 1,778, 1,388 and 1,359 cases respectively.
Kano which has reported single digit new cases for most of the last month on Monday reported five new cases bringing its total number of cases to 1,314.
It said that understanding the modes of transmission of a new virus was critical to defining response strategies.
The centre said that an increasing evidence suggested the possibility of airborne transmission of COVID-19 could not be ruled out yet.
“Evidence on airborne transmission of COVID-19 reinforces need for strict adherence to preventive measures, such as avoidance of mass gatherings and the use of face masks.
“We will continue to adapt our guidelines as scientific evidence emerges,” NCDC said.
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