15 Deaths, 1301 COVID-19 New Cases In Nigeria

1301 COVID-19 new cases in Nigeria emerged on Tuesday the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC reported late in the day.

The new cases were registered in 21 states and the FCT. 15 deaths were also registered in the period.

Lagos the epicenter of the disease had the highest number of new cases with 551 followed by FCT with 209 and Oyo State with 83 new cases.

The 1301 COVID-19 new cases in Nigeria brought the total number of confirmed cases to 113,305 with 91,200 discharged so far.

The 15 deaths registered on Tuesday brought the total mortalities in the country since the outset of the pandemic to 1,464 persons.

The Lagos State Government says it has successfully managed a total of 4,873 home-based coronavirus patients, through its EKOTELEMED service.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said this on Tuesday at the Lagos House, Ikeja, while addressing State House Correspondents on the management of the second wave of COVID-19 in the state.

He urged Lagosians to take advantage of the service to get treated in the comfort of their homes.

“For those that may be asymptomatic or have mild symptoms that do not require admission into our isolation centres, our telemedicine service, EKOTELEMED, has been deployed to assist in the management of residents in the comfort of their homes.

1301 COVID-19 New Cases In Nigeria

“Available to reach on their toll-free line, 08000EKOMED (08000356633), the telemedicine service is manned by professional medical personnel to help nurse infected individuals back to health.

“They also have the ability to assess the severity of patients’ conditions and facilitate the evacuation of worsening cases, if need be.

“In addition, they also assist in facilitating the delivery of the Lagos State COVID-19 care packs which contain items that can support affected residents.

He said that as of Jan. 17, 2021, Lagos had recorded a total of 41,374 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 28,452 had recovered and were within community while 9,213 were currently active in community.

The governor spoke when Lagos State contributed 551 of the 1301 COVID-19 new cases in Nigeria on Tuesday.

The governor said that over the last 12 months, about 3,776 COVID-related patients had been admitted into the various care centres, with a registered fatality rate of approximately 0.67 per cent (277 cases).

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