COVID-19; Nigeria Confirm 70 Cases as 23,672 Die Globally

Confirmed cases of Coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic has jumped to 70 in Nigeria. According to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the number rose to 70 after discovery of 5 new cases of the pandemic.

According to the NCDC, of the five new cases, 3 were confirmed in Abuja, and two in Oyo State, bringing the total number of COVID-19 in Nigeria to 70.

“Five new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: 3 in FCT & 2 in Oyo State As at 08:00 pm 27th March there are 70 cases of confirmed #COVID19 reported Nigeria. 3 have been discharged with 1 death”, the NCDC said.

Meanwhile the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has called on all transport operators and park managers are to provide at the entrance to their respective parks/garages, hand washing facilities with soap and running water.

“They are to provide alcohol-based sanitizers in their vehicles for the use of drivers, conductors and passengers.Standing is prohibited in public mass transit buses and there must be a minimum of one seat interval between passengers. Tricycles are limited to three passengers and commercial motorcycles are limited to one passenger only.

“Again, I enjoin everyone to work with us and do everything in their power to practice social distancing. With commitment and the grace of God we shall conquer this. God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria. God bless Oyo State”, he said in a statement.

Meanwhile, 528 025 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed globally with 23,672 deaths. United Statea now has the highest numer of confirmed cases worldwide, reporting 85,991, with 1,296 deaths followd by China with 82,079 with 3,298 deaths.

Italy is next with 80, 539 cases with 8, 165 deaths, followed by Spain with 56,188 confirmed cases and 4, 089 deaths.

Below is Situation update worldwide, as of 28 March 2020

Since 31 December 2019 and as of 28 March 2020, 591 971 cases of COVID-19 (in accordance with the applied case definitions and testing strategies in the affected countries) have been reported, including 27 090 deaths.

The deaths have been reported from Italy (9 136), Spain (4 858), China (3 301), Iran (2 378), France (1 995), United States (1 707), United Kingdom (759), Netherlands (546), Germany (325), Belgium (289), Switzerland (197), South Korea (144), Argentina (117), Brazil (92), Sweden (92), Turkey (92), Indonesia (87), Portugal (76), Austria (68), Philippines (54), Canada (53), Denmark (52), Japan (49), Ecuador (41), Iraq (40), Greece (28), Malaysia (26), Egypt (24), Romania (24), Morocco (23), Ireland (22), Algeria (21), San Marino (21), Dominican Republic (20), India (19), Norway (16), Poland (16), Luxembourg (15), Panama (14), Australia (13), Mexico (12), Hungary (11), Peru (11), Israel (10), Albania (9), Czech Republic (9), Pakistan (9), Slovenia (9), Finland (7), International conveyance in Japan (7), Lebanon (7), Colombia (6), Serbia (6), Tunisia (6), Bangladesh (5), Chile (5), Cyprus (5), Lithuania (5), Thailand (5), Ukraine (5), Bahrain (4), Democratic Republic of the Congo (4), Russia (4), Andorra (3), Azerbaijan (3), Bosnia and Herzegovina (3), Bulgaria (3), Burkina Faso (3), Croatia (3), Ghana (3), North Macedonia (3), Paraguay (3), Saudi Arabia (3), Afghanistan (2), Costa Rica (2), Cuba (2), Iceland (2), Mauritius (2), Moldova (2), Puerto Rico (2), Singapore (2), South Africa (2), Taiwan (2), Trinidad and Tobago (2), United Arab Emirates (2), Armenia (1), Cameroon (1), Cape Verde (1), Cayman Islands (1), Curaçao (1), Estonia (1), Gabon (1), Gambia (1), Guam (1), Guatemala (1), Guyana (1), Honduras (1), Jamaica (1), Jersey (1), Kenya (1), Kosovo** (1), Montenegro (1), Nicaragua (1), Niger (1), Nigeria (1), Palestine* (1), 

Sudan (1), Togo (1), Venezuela (1) and Zimbabwe (1).

Cases have been reported on the following continents:

Africa: South Africa (1 170), Egypt (495), Morocco (345), Algeria (305), Tunisia (227), Burkina Faso (146), Ghana (137), Senegal (119), Côte d’Ivoire (101), Cameroon (88), Nigeria (81), Democratic Republic of the Congo (58), Rwanda (54), Kenya (31), Togo (25), Madagascar (24), Ethiopia (16), Zambia (16), Uganda (14), Djibouti (13), Equatorial Guinea (13), United Republic of Tanzania (13), Niger (10), Eswatini (9), Namibia (8), Gabon (7), Mozambique (7), Seychelles (7), Benin (6), Eritrea (6), Cape Verde (5), Central African Republic (5), Chad (5), Guinea (5), Zimbabwe (5), Angola (4), Congo (4), Mali (4), Gambia (3), Liberia (3), Mauritania (3), Somalia (3), Sudan (3), Guinea-Bissau (2) and Libya (1).

Asia: China (82 213), Iran (32 332), South Korea (9 478), Turkey (5 698), Israel (3 035), Malaysia (2 161), Japan (1 499), Pakistan (1 197), Thailand (1 136), Saudi Arabia (1 104), Indonesia (1 046), India (873), Philippines (803), Singapore (732), Qatar (562), Bahrain (466), Iraq (458), United Arab Emirates (405), Lebanon (391), Taiwan (267), Kuwait (225), Jordan (212), Kazakhstan (193), Vietnam (169), Oman (131), Brunei Darussalam (115), Sri Lanka (106), Uzbekistan (104), Cambodia (102), Mauritius (94), Afghanistan (91), Palestine* (91), Kyrgyzstan (58), Bangladesh (48), Maldives (14), Mongolia (11), Laos (6), Myanmar (5), Syria (5), Bhutan (3), Nepal (3) and Timor-Leste (1).

America: United States (104 686), Canada (4 689), Brazil (3 417), Ecuador (1 627), Chile (1 610), Panama (786), Mexico (717), Argentina (690), Peru (635), Dominican Republic (581), Colombia (539), Costa Rica (263), Uruguay (238), Venezuela (119), Honduras (95), Cuba (80), Bolivia (74), Trinidad and Tobago (66), Puerto Rico (64), Paraguay (56), Guatemala (32), Aruba (28), Jamaica (26), Barbados (24), United States Virgin Islands (19), Bermuda (17), El Salvador (13), Dominica (11), Bahamas (9), Greenland (9), Cayman Islands (8), Curaçao (8), Haiti (8), Suriname (8), Antigua and Barbuda (7), Grenada (7), Guyana (5), Montserrat (5), Saint Lucia (3), Sint Maarten (3), Anguilla (2), Belize (2), British Virgin Islands (2), Nicaragua (2), Saint Kitts and Nevis (2), Turks and Caicos Islands (2) and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1).

Europe: Italy (86 498), Spain (64 059), Germany (48 582), France (32 964), United Kingdom (14 543), Switzerland (12 104), Netherlands (8 603), Austria (7 697), Belgium (7 284), Portugal (4 268), Norway (3 581), Sweden (3 046), Czech Republic (2 279), Ireland (2 121), Denmark (2 046), Luxembourg (1 605), Poland (1 389), Romania (1 292), Russia (1 036), Finland (1 025), Greece (966), Iceland (890), Slovenia (632), Croatia (586), Estonia (575), Serbia (457), Armenia (372), Lithuania (358), Hungary (343), Slovakia (295), Bulgaria (293), Latvia (280), Andorra (267), Bosnia and Herzegovina (229), San Marino (223), North Macedonia (219), Ukraine (218), Moldova (199), Albania (186), Azerbaijan (165), Cyprus (162), Faroe Islands (144), Malta (139), Belarus (94), Kosovo** (86), Georgia (81), Montenegro (75), Liechtenstein (60), Gibraltar (55), Jersey (52), Monaco (42), Guernsey (36), Isle of Man (29) and Holy See (5).

Oceania: Australia (3 378), New Zealand (416), Guam (51), French Polynesia (30), New Caledonia (15), Fiji (5) and Papua New Guinea (1).

Other: International conveyance in Japan (696).