The COVID-19 category documents news, information, and opinion stories about COVID-19. COVID-19 is a global pandemic, which first presented in Wuhan, China, a town of about 11 million people. Cases of the virus have been seen in about 200 countries. In addition, about a million people have died from the virus. COVID-19 cases are also present in Nigeria and Rivers State. The WHO on 11th February 2020, designated this pandemic, COVID-19. This title is a combination of the strain of the virus, that is, coronavirus and its year of origin – 2019.
Governments around the world in response to the novel status of COVID-19 have instituted social distancing and lockdown protocols. Although this is not a lasting solution to the problem, Social Distancing has proved effective for curbing the spread of the virus. The flattening of the coronavirus curve is particularly crucial for preventing pressure on pre-existing health infrastructures around the world. COVID-19 is currently the most talked about and researched subject in the world today.
Elanhub considers COVID-19 news and information a priority. This category is red, an indication of its relevance. At the Elanhub, we believe we will overcome this problem by being proactive and adhering to both global and country-specific instructions. We also believe God is on our side and soon enough, the COVID-19 global pandemic will be a thing of the past! While we wait, we hope to bring our audiences news about COVID-19. We also intend to express our opinions on how different governments are dealing with the problem.
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, says in the past 10 weeks Lagos, FCT, Rivers and Kano States have recorded the highest number of COVID-19 cases. The commission disclosed this in it’s biweekly epidemiological report on Friday. It noted that from june 30 to August 1, the cases took a new surge as 4,183 […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, says a total of 258874 cases have been confirmed in the country so far. The commission in a tweet on its official Twitter handle on Wednesday, also confirmed that a total of 250456 cases have been discharged and 3,144 deaths recorded. It noted that a total of 357 […]
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Rivers State recorded 6 new cases of Covid-19 yesterday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 16,576 with 16,362 discharged and 154 deaths. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, made this known on its Twitter handle yesterday. In total, Nigeria recorded 31 new cases. Lagos recorded the highest number with […]
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Rivers state recorded 15 new cases of covid-19 yesterday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 16,461 with 16,212 discharged and 154 deaths. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on its official website on Friday. In total, Nigeria recorded 35 new cases. Katsina recorded the second highest number with -8, FCT-6, Gombe-4, […]
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Rivers state recorded 7 new cases of covid-19 yesterday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 16,436 with 16,137 discharged and 154 deaths. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on its official website on Saturday. In total, Nigeria recorded 89 new cases. Lagos recorded the highest number with -26, Ondo-19, Imo-16, Edo-7, […]
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Rivers state recorded 3 new cases of covid-19 yesterday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 16,389 with 16,091 discharged and 154 deaths. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, made this known on its official website on Wednesday. In total, Nigeria recorded 75 new cases. Lagos recorded the highest number with -33, Gombe-13, FCT-11, Osun-8, […]
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Rivers state recorded 66 new cases of covid-19 yesterday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 16,380 with 16,037 discharged and 154 deaths. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on its official website on Monday. In total, Nigeria recorded 241 new cases. Taraba recorded the highest number with -98, Rivers-66, Lagos-35, FCT-20, Delta-13, Kwara-3, […]
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Rivers state recorded 1 new case of covid-19 yesterday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 16,310 with 16,000 discharged and 154 deaths. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on its official website on Saturday. In total, Nigeria recorded 29 new cases. Lagos recorded the highest number with -27 and Kano-1. This […]
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Rivers state recorded 7 new cases of covid-19 yesterday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 16,309 with 15,960 discharged and 154 deaths. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on its official website on Saturday. In total, Nigeria recorded 236 new cases. Lagos recorded the highest number with -90, Gombe-66, FCT-29, Delta-12, […]
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Rivers state recorded 10 new cases of covid-19 yesterday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 16,270 with 15,834 discharged and 154 deaths. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on its official website on Wednesday. In total, Nigeria recorded 230 new cases. Lagos recorded the highest number with -115, Gombe -29, FCT -24, Imo -20, […]
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Rivers state recorded 3 new cases of covid-19 yesterday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 16,233 with 15,572 discharged and 154 deaths. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on its official website on Monday. In total, Nigeria recorded 163 new cases. Lagos recorded the highest number with -59, FCT-33, Delta-16, Kaduna-13, […]
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Rivers state recorded 6 new cases of covid-19 yesterday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 16,233 with 15,572 discharged and 154 deaths. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on its official website on Saturday. In total, Nigeria recorded 267 new cases. Delta recorded the highest number with -160, Osun-27, FCT-22, Gombe-17, […]
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Rivers state recorded 118 new cases of covid-19 yesterday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 16,108 with 15,550 discharged and 154 deaths. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on its official website on Thursday. In total, Nigeria recorded 423 new cases. Lagos recorded the second highest number with -120, Rivers-118, Anambra-38, FCT-32, […]
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Rivers state recorded 178 new cases of covid-19 yesterday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 15,881 with 15,376 discharged and 154 deaths. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on its official website on Tuesday. In total, Nigeria recorded 422 new cases. Kwara recorded the second highest number with -87, FCT-57, Borno-20, […]
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Rivers state recorded 31 new cases of covid-19 yesterday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 15,703 with 15,144 discharged and 154 deaths. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on its official website on Monday. In total, Nigeria recorded 420 new cases Lagos recorded the highest number with -103, Kwara-90, Akwa Ibom-49, FCT-39, […]
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Rivers state recorded 11 new cases of covid-19 yesterday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 15,070 with 14,280 discharged and 154 deaths. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on its official website on Wedneday. In total, Nigeria recorded 856 new cases. Lagos recorded the highest number with -337, Kaduna-152, FCT-87, Gombe-47, Delta-43, […]
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Rivers state recorded 90 new cases of covid-19 yesterday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 14,860 with 13,774 discharged and 154 deaths. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, made this known on its official website on Saturday. In total, Nigeria recorded 536 new cases Lagos recorded the highest number with -259, Rivers-90, […]
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Rivers state recorded 0 new cases of covid-19 yesterday. The total number of confirmed cases in the state still stands at 14,770 with 13,576 discharged and 154 deaths. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on its official website on Friday. In total, Nigeria recorded 828 new cases Lagos recorded the highest number with -550, Oyo-87, […]
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Rivers state recorded 25 new cases of covid-19 yesterday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 14,350 with 13,501 discharged and 154 deaths. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on its official website on Wednesday. In total, Nigeria recorded 1355 new cases Lagos recorded the highest number with -1,036, Nasarawa-92, Delta-58, […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, says 21 persons lost their lives to the dreaded COVID-19, on Christmas Day. The commission made this known in a statement on Sunday. It said 236014 cases have been confirmed while 212357 cases have been discharged and 3014 persons have died till date. “No fewer than 21 people […]
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