coronaviru Nigeria Analysis update 11 version

Version 11 of the COVID-19 Situation Analysis for your information and guidance.

Week of 2^nd to 8^th May ended with upsurge in cases reaching 3,912 and 117 deaths.

Thirty-four (34) States and FCT remained the States with reported cases and 16 of these States are UNFPA assisted Programme States

Nigeria ranked 60^th out of the 213 affected countries in the world, 6^th out of the 53 affected countries in Africa, and 2^nd out of the 23 countries in UNFPA West and Central Africa Region (WCAR).

COVID 19: Safeguarding the Health and Welfare of Communities through Contact Tracing

LAGOS, Nigeria-In the month of February, 2020 the Federal Government of Nigeria announced the discovery of an index case of the COVID-19 Virus in Nigeria. The patient, after exhibiting symptoms of the virus in Ogun State, was transferred to the Lagos Isolation Centre for treatment.

The update version of the COVID-19 situation analysis

The update version of the COVID-19 situation analysis:

The update shows that:

1)      Nigeria recorded 2,170 cases, and 98.2% of the cases were reported in the last seven days - (25^th April to 1^st May 2020)

2)      Total deaths at 68, doubled in the last one week from 32 as of 24^th April 2020.

3)      16 of the 34 States and FCT affected are UNFPA assisted Programme States. Only Cross River is not affected.