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CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) HIGHLIGHTS

• On the 20th of April 2020, 38 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Nigeria
• Till date, 665 cases have been confirmed, 188 cases have been discharged and twenty two deaths have been recorded in Nigeria
• The 38 new cases are reported from eight states- Kano (23), Gombe (5), Kaduna (3), Abia (2), Borno (2), Sokoto (1), Ekiti (1), FCT (1).
• A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities

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LATEST UPDATES

Date Title
20th April 2020

National Strategy to Scale Up Access to Coronavirus Disease Testing in Nigeria

19th April 2020

Self Isolation & Quarantine Guide

17th April 2020

Parenting Guide

16th April 2020

Covid-19 Testing Strategy

14th April 2020

Advisory on Use of Face Masks

14th April 2020

Guidelines for the Safe Management of a Dead Body

10th April 2020

Rational Use of Personal Protective Equipment in the Care of COVID-19 Cases

31st March 2020

COVID-19 Regulations 2020

GLOBAL SITUATION REPORT

Globally as at 10:00 CET 17th April 2020

2 074 529 confirmed (82 967) new)
139 378 deaths(8493 new)

Source: WHO Situation Report

CASE SUMMARY IN NIGERIA AS AT APRIL 20TH 2020

Total Samples Tested

> 7153

Total Confirmed cases

665

Discharged

188

Death

22

States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Active Cases No. Discharged No of Deaths

Lagos

376‬

266

97

13

Abuja FCT

89

51

35

3

Kano

59

58

0

1

Osun

20

2

18

0

Oyo

16

11

5

0

Edo

15

7

7

1

Ogun

12

7

5

0

Katsina

12

11

0

1

Kwara

9

7

2

0

Akwa Ibom

9

5

3

1

Kaduna

9

5

4

0

Bauchi

7

2

5

0

Gombe

5

5

0

0

Delta

4

3

0

1

Ekiti

4

2

2

0

Borno

3

2

0

1

Ondo

3

2

1

0

Abia

2

2

0

0

Enugu

2

0

2

0

Rivers

2

0

2

0

Niger

2

2

0

0

Jigawa

2

2

0

0

Benue

1

1

0

0

Anambra

1

1

0

0

Sokoto

1

1

0

0

Total

665

455

188

22

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