COVID-19: Cases of B117 variant in Nigeria increase
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Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) and the African Centre for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID) at Redeemers University have detected additional six COVID-19 B117 variants.
Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General, NCDC, made the confirmation on Monday in Abuja at the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing.
The variant was discovered in six samples – five from Osun and one from Kwara.
The coronavirus type first emerged in the United Kingdom.
“The five in Osun is most likely related to the fact that this is where ACEGID is and where they get a lot of samples from.
COVID-19: NCDC records 676 new infections, 21 more deaths in Nigeria
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The health agency disclosed this on its official Twitter handle, Monday night.
The NCDC said that twenty-one additional people died from coronavirus-related complications in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 1,607.
It stated that the 676 new infections were recorded in 18 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the last 24 hours.
NCDC tweeted: “676 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
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The total number of active COVID-19 cases across the country has dropped to 9,270.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, made the revelation on Friday night while giving update on its official website.
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Abdulrasak, fondly called ‘Baba Osun’, died during an illness.
The deceased was the Dispatch Supervisor at the National Secretariat in Abuja.
Abdulrasak, born December 26th, 1959, was married with children. He hailed from Osun State.
He previously worked at the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), one of the APC legacy political parties.
Abdulrasak attended St. Bartholomew boarding school and Kufena College (both in Wusasa-Zaria); Center for Islamic & Arabic Studies, Ikirun; Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, and Advanced College of Economics, Zuba-Abuja, where he bagged an Ordinary National Diploma in Economics.
He served in different capacities at the Bola Ige Northern Youth Members, Northern Coalition for Democracy & Justice, Northern Youth Alliance, Integrity Social Friends, Pro-Aregbesola Support Group and Afenifere Renewal Group.
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About 15 people have been hit by a strange disease causing swelling of the legs at Bara village in Kirfi Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
This was revealed to journalists in Bauchi on Monday by the Executive Chairman of the Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BASPHCDA), Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, at a press briefing to commemorate this year’s World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Day.
Mohammed informed that the agency got to know about the strange disease late Sunday evening when it got a report about the occurrence at the village, located on the Bauchi-Gombe highway.
10 hospitalised as strange illness causes swollen legs in Bauchi village 10 hospitalised as strange illness causes swollen legs in Bauchi village
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A strange illness that is causing swollen legs has been discovered in Bara village of Kirfi LGA in Bauchi State with 10 people affected so far.
The disclosure was made by the Executive Chairman of Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BASPHCDA), Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, while briefing newsmen on the commemoration of the 2021 World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Day celebration held, on Monday.
Rilwanu Mohammed said: “Late Sunday evening, we got a report that people’s legs were swelling up in Bara village, so far, 10 people have been affected. I have directed the Disease Control department of the Agency to the village to find out what the problem is.”