The Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, has reported at least 479 fresh COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, March 2nd.
This was disclosed on the verified social media handles of the NCDC in the early hours of Wednesday the 3rd of March, 2020.
According to the NCDC, the 479 new cases were recorded in at least 22 states across the nation including, the epicentre of the virus, Lagos State as well as the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja.
The NCDC also added that the country recorded eight fresh deaths as a result of complications relating to the deadly virus.
“Till date, 156496 cases have been confirmed, 134551 cases have been discharged and 1923 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
“The 479 new cases are reported from 22 states- Lagos (153), Enugu (75), Rivers (50), FCT (40), Kaduna (18), Ebonyi (17), Plateau (17), Edo (17), Borno (16), Oyo (12) Kano (11), Abia (10), Cross River (10), Taraba (9), Nasarawa (7), Bauchi (4), Bayelsa (3), Delta (3), Ekiti (2), Niger (2), Ogun (2) and Akwa Ibom (1).”
Meanwhile, Nigeria on Tuesday received her first shipment of 4million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, coming 368 days after reporting its first case in February 2020, according to the NCDC.
The COVAX program shipped 3.94 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, from Mumbai to Abuja, according to a joint statement from UNICEF, which is working in partnership with the World Health Organization, GAVI, which is an international vaccine alliance, and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations – ABC reports.
“After a year of disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, today we celebrate the efforts being made in getting the vaccine to Nigeria. With more than 150,000 Nigerians infected with the virus and over 1,800 lives lost, the path to recovery for the people of Nigeria can finally begin,” said Peter Hawkins, UNICEF Nigeria Country Representative. “This is a very significant occasion — the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccines into Nigeria is critical in curbing the pandemic. The only way out of this crisis is to ensure that vaccinations are available to all.”
