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Today's report includes:

Cases reported for Kwara state for 30th July (58) and 31st July (15)

Cases reported for Edo state are for 30th (12) and (2) for 31st July 2021)

0 cases reported from Sokoto and Kano States

A breakdown of cases by state via http://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng
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#TakeResponsibility to always wear a face mask properly in public places.

A properly worn face mask acts as a protective barrier to prevent the spread of #COVID19.

Cover your nose & mouth
No gaps
Secure it with straps

A face mask is a personal item & must not be shared.
The increasing number of detected #COVID19 cases in Nigeria can be attributed to non-adherence to preventive measures.

Do your part to prevent further spread of the disease.

#TakeResponsibility
407 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-160
Akwa Ibom-75
Ondo-51
Abia-33
Oyo-29
Kaduna-18
Katsina-7
Gombe-6
Ogun-6
Ekiti-5
Delta-4
FCT-4
Ebonyi-3
Edo-2
Niger-2
Bayelsa-1
Nasarawa-1

174,315 confirmed
165,005 discharged
2,149 deaths

Today's report includes 0 cases reported from Kano, Osun, Plateau, Rivers, and Sokoto States

A breakdown of cases by state via http://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng
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Everyone must continue to adhere to all preventive guidelines to stay protected from getting infected with the #COVID19 virus.

Herd immunity can be achieved when over 50% of the population is vaccinated.

#TakeResponsibility

🎥 Nigeria Health Watch
The latest Weekly Epidemiological Report (week 27) #NCDCWER has been published on our website.

This week's editorial focuses on our just concluded 5th Annual Scientific Conference - The Nigerian Conference of Applied and Field Epidemiology themed "Building Back Better -COVID-19 and Other Disease Outbreaks"

Read more via:
https://ncdc.gov.ng/reports/321/2021-july-week-27

#TakeResponsibility
Cholera is a preventable disease which is spread by ingesting food or water contaminated by the feces of an infected person.

Let us work collectively to prevent the spread of #cholera in Nigeria.
Today, the Presidential Steering Committee on #COVID19 met to update Nigerians on the national response to the pandemic

“We’re now in the third wave of #COVID19 in Nigeria with an average test positivity rate of 6%. While the increase in cases across states demonstrates that our surveillance system is working, we’ve built up our genomic sequencing capacity to detect emerging variants”

- Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, NCDC Director General.
#COVID19Nigeria case report as at Monday 2nd August, 2021:

444 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-275
Rivers-63
Akwa Ibom-62
Gombe-22
Ogun-8
FCT-4
Edo-3
Imo-2
Kano-1
Nasarawa-1
Sokoto-1
Jigawa-1
Ebonyi-1

174,759 confirmed
165,037 discharged
2,160 deaths

Today’s report includes:

Deaths in Lagos State reported on 31st July, 2021

Six states with zero cases reported: Ekiti, Oyo, Osun, Ondo, Kaduna and Bauchi
Pa ararẹ ati gbogbo eniyan ni ayika rẹ mo lowo ewu #COVID19 pẹlu awọn iṣe jẹ rọrun bi H.A.N.D.S!

Se ojuse re lati dekun itankale #COVID19.

Agbára láti dékun ààrun kòrónà wa ní owó wa
#TakeResponsibility to reduce the risk of spread of #COVID19 in your gatherings.

Gather in open spaces
Wash your hands regularly with soap under running water
Always wear a face mask
Cough/sneeze into your elbow
Maintain physical distance
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