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:
- Lagos: 121
- FCT: 70
- Bauchi: 25
- Rivers: 18
- Oyo: 16
- Kaduna: 15
- Gombe: 14
- Edo: 13
- Ogun: 13
- Jigawa: 8
- Enugu: 6
- Kano: 5
- Osun: 2
- Ondo: 2
Highlights of total cases as at 5th June:
- Samples tested: 73,064
- Confirmed cases: 11,844
- Active cases: 7,815
- Recovered and discharged: 3,696
- Deaths: 333
Analysis of cases by states as at 5th June, 2020:
Deaths recorded on 5th June, 2020:
- Edo: 5
- Ondo: 2
- Kaduna: 1
- Ogun: 1
- 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:
- Total cases: 6,850,612
- Deaths: 398,244
- Recovered: 3,351,249
- Currently active: 3,101,119
- 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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