On 21st June, Nigeria’s covi1d19 cases reached 20,244 with an additional 436 confirmed new cases across 19 states of the federation.

 

Breakdown of of #COVID19Nigeria cases across states:

1. Lagos: 169
2. Oyo: 52
3. Plateau: 31
4. Imo: 29
5. Kaduna: 28
6. Ogun: 23
7. FCT: 18
8. Enugu: 18
9. Bauchi: 17
10. Bayelsa: 14
11. Rivers: 8
12. Osun: 6
13. Kano: 6
14. Edo: 5
15. Benue: 5
16. Adamawa: 3
17. Borno: 2
18. Abia:
19. Ekiti: 1

 

Highlights of total cases as at 21st June:

1. Samples tested: 113,575
2. Confirmed cases: 20,244
3. Currently active: 12,847
4. Discharged: 6,979
5. Deaths: 518

 

12 COVID19Nigeria deaths recorded on 21st June:

1. Lagos: 3
2. FCT: 2
3. Borno: 1
4. Plateau: 1
5. Bayelsa: 1
6. Ondo: 1
7. Niger: 1
8. Osun: 1
9. Adamawa: 1

 

Analysis of cases across states on 21st June:

 

A new covid19 antiviral drug in the offing:

An and antiviral medication developed by Gilead Sciences is set to be tried on paediatric patients.

Remdesivir aims to reduce the recovery time line of covid19 patients 15 to 11 days.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, the scientists said the the medication will be trialed on at least 50 patients with mild to severe cases of the disease.

New-borns to adolescents will be trialed and observed.

 

Worldwide covid19 report as at 22nd June, 7:41 am:

1. Total cases: 9,051,949
2. Deaths: 470,822
3. Recovered and discharged: 4,842,043
4. Currently active: 3,744,604
5. Closed cases (cases that had an outcome): 5,320,145
   • Recovered and discharged: 4,894,164 (91%)
   • Deaths: 470,981 (9%)

 

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