Tag Archives: New Covid-19 cases

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says there are currently over 444,000 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Africa. Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa The UN health agency gave the update on its regional official Twitter account @WHOAFRO. “There are over 444,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent – with more ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday, May 28, 2020 recorded 182 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country, bringing total active cases to 6,064. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Chief Executive Officer, NCDC The NCDC, on its official twitter handle, said that as at May 28, 182 new confirmed cases and five deaths were recorded in Nigeria. The ...

The New York Times has filled the front page of its Sunday (May 24, 2020) edition with the names of those who have died from the novel coronavirus. The New York Times front page All of the usual articles, photographs and graphics were replaced by the list of names and excerpts from their obituaries to memorialise the dead as the ...

Nigeria has recorded 338 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 5,959. Dr. Osagie Ehanire, Health Minister The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made the confirmation on Sunday, May 17, 2020. The NCDC disclosed that six patients died of coronavirus-related complications in the last 24 hours in the country. According to ...

A total of 24 cross-border cargo truck drivers on Saturday, May 16, 2020 tested positive for COVID-19 in Uganda, taking the total number of infections to 227 in the country, the Health Ministry said. President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda Out of 2,044 samples collected from cross-border truck drivers, the 24 new cases comprise 14 Kenyans, six Tanzanians and four Ugandans, ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday, May 11, 2020 recorded 242 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of infections to 4,641. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Chief Executive Officer, NCDC The NCDC also said that 10 new patients had been confirmed dead, bringing the total number of deaths to 150. It said that no ...