Fear Of Spread As Nigeria Records Five New Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has confirmed five new cases of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country.

The development came as the NCDC raised the alarm on sustained community transmission of the disease in the population.

Of the five new cases, three were in Bauchi State, and two in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), which brought the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 214.

NCDC, through its verified Twitter account on Saturday, said that as at 10:10 pm, April 4, there were 214 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria, out of which 25 had been discharged.

The NCDC however, said four deaths had been recorded.

The breakdown of the states showed Lagos holding to on to its lead.

The breakdown of the states is as follows:

Meanwhile, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General, NCDC, told The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in an interview that there were indications of sustained community transmission because 30 percent of the cases had incomplete epidemiological information.

Ihekweazu however, stated that while 51 percent were imported cases, 19 percent were contacts of known cases.

According to him, the NCDC is using the little window of opportunity it has left to intensify investigations into identified cases and their sources.

“This is one of the purposes for which the lock-down of two states and the FCT was proclaimed by President Muhammadu Buhari.

“These areas, especially Lagos as the primary epicenter, as well as other parts of the Federation, need to speed up their activities to detect and isolate COVID-19 patients.

“During and following the lock-down, we expect to see an increase in cases as a measure of improvement in case finding,” he explained.

The NCDC DG, however, expressed optimism that if social distancing and other measures were adhered to, infections would be controlled.

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