19th June Covid19 Report, Nationwide, Worldwide

19th June Covid19 Report, Nationwide, Worldwide

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On 19th June, 2020, Nigeria witnessed a scary spike of 667 new cases of covid19 infections across 23 states. This brings the total infections from the outbreak of the disease to 19,147.

Breakdown of new cases by states: 
  1. Lagos: 281
  2. Abia: 48
  3. Oyo: 45
  4. FCT: 38
  5. Ogun: 37
  6. Enugu: 31
  7. Ondo: 23
  8. Plateau: 21
  9. Edo: 19
  10. Delta: 18
  11. Rivers: 18
  12. Bayelsa: 17
  13. Akwa Ibom: 17
  14. Kaduna: 14
  15. Kano: 12
  16. Bauchi: 9
  17. Gombe: 4
  18. Osun: 3
  19. Benue: 3
  20. Nasarawa: 3
  21. Kwara: 3
  22. Ekiti: 2
  23. Borno: 1

 

Highlights of total cases as at 19th June, 2020:
  1. Samples tested: 108,548
  2. Confirmed cases: 19,147
  3. Active cases: 12,079
  4. Recovered and discharged: 6,581
  5. Deaths: 487

 

Breakdown of total cases by states as at 19th June:

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19th June deaths: 
  1. Bayelsa: 6
  2. Abia: 3
  3. Borno: 1
  4. Rivers: 1
  5. Ondo: 1

 

Abakaliki covid19 patient: 

A disturbing video emerged yesterday of a COVID19 patient who refused to be moved to an isolation centre. 

Medical and security personnel had a hard time forcing him into the NCDC ambulance.

 

Lagos State covid19 update, 19th June, 2020

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu participated in the launch of the HelpNow platform.

The software was developed by SoftCom Limited.

According to him, the HelpNow platform. is  “a social intervention platform aimed at supporting two million Lagosians with the help of well meaning individuals & organisations.
HelpNow is geared towards mitigating the debilitating effects of COVID-19 on the income of Lagosians.

The role of technology in addressing the socio-economic challenges today is very important and incontrovertible. This is why technology is a critical component of our T.H.E.M.E.S agenda.
We are determined to leverage technology and its innovations to make governance easier.

With the launch of HelpNow, we have a platform that aggregates support for government’s efforts at alleviating the suffering of the poor and vulnerable in our society.”

He thanked SoftCom for their ingenuity and thoughtfulness.

 

Worldwide covid19 report, 20th June, 6:00am:
  1. Total cases since disease breakout: 8,765,368
  2. Deaths: 462,681
  3. Recovered and discharged: 4,627,844
  4. Currently active : 3,674,843
  5. Closed cases (cases which had an outcome): 5,090,525
    • Recovered and discharged: 4,627,844 (91%)
    • Deaths: 462,681 (9%)
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