5th June Covid19 Report: Nationwide, Lagos, Worldwide

By 5th June 2020, Nigeria recorded 11,844 total confirmed cases of covid19. This comes with an additional 324 new cases spread across 14 states.

 

Breakdown of new cases by states:

1. Lagos: 121
2. FCT: 70
3. Bauchi: 25
4. Rivers: 18
5. Oyo: 16
6. Kaduna: 15
7. Gombe: 14
8. Edo: 13
9. Ogun: 13
10. Jigawa: 8
11. Enugu: 6
12. Kano: 5
13. Osun: 2
14. Ondo: 2

 

Highlights of total cases as at 5th June:

1. Samples tested: 73,064
2. Confirmed cases: 11,844
3. Active cases: 7,815
4. Recovered and discharged: 3,696
5. Deaths: 333

 

Analysis of cases by states as at 5th June, 2020:

 

Deaths recorded on 5th June, 2020:

1. Edo: 5
2. Ondo: 2
3. Kaduna: 1
4. Ogun: 1
5. Rivers: 1

 

Ekiti State report as of 5th June:

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has scheduled a meeting with traditional rulers and religious leaders with a view to discussing modalities for resumption of worship services.

An 11-man committee was inaugurated Thursday with a view to fashioning out modalities that would ensure that lives are not compromised at worship venues.

 

Worldwide covid19 update as of 6th June, 6:10am:

UK researchers have put a stop to the use of Hydroxychloroquine which they describe as completely useless in the cure for covid19.

Martin Lindray, an Oxford professor made the disclosure in a briefing with reporters.

According to him, “This is not a treatment for #COVID19. It doesn’t work.

“This report should change medical practice worldwide. We can now stop using a drug that is useless.”

Worldwide figures, 6:20am 6th June, 2020:

1. Total cases: 6,850,612
2. Deaths: 398,244
3. Recovered: 3,351,249
4. Currently active: 3,101,119
5. Closed cases (cases which had an outcome): 3,749,493
   • Recovered and discharged: 3,351,249 (89%)
   • Deaths: 398,244 (11%)

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