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Nigeria has recorded new Coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 6401. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control disclosed this in a tweet on Tuesday.  SaharaReporters Media It said, “226 new cases of ‪#COVID19‬; 131 in Lagos, 25 in Ogun, 15 in Plateau, 11 in Edo, 7 in Kaduna, 6 in Oyo, 5 in FCT, 5 in Adamawa, 4 in Jigawa, 4 in Ebonyi, 4 in Borno, 3 in Nasarawa, 2 in Bauchi, 2 in Gombe, 1 in Enugu and 1 in Bayelsa. “6401 cases of ‪#COVID19‬ in Nigeria, discharged: 1734, deaths: 192.” 226 new cases of #COVID19 ; 131-Lagos 25-Ogun 15-Plateau 11-Edo 7-Kaduna 6-Oyo 5-FCT 5-Adamawa 4-Jigawa 4-Ebonyi 4-Borno 3-Nasarawa 2-Bauchi 2-Gombe 1-Enugu 1-Bayelsa 6401 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria Discharged: 1734 Deaths: 192 pic.twitter.com/KJeNRAKFVG — NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 19, 2020 PUBLIC HEALTH Breaking News News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content vi

The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Medical Center, Lokoja, Kogi State, has accused the administration of Governor Yahaya Bello of frustrating efforts to test patients, who have COVID-19 symptoms in the state. President of the Association, Dr Nnanna Agwu, in a statement on Tuesday, urged the Federal Ministry of Health and Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 to rally all relevant stakeholders in Kogi State to ensure that tests are being done. He said, “Many patients with symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 have been seen severally in the hospital but efforts to get them tested were frustrated by the state government authorities.  “There is palpable fear at the Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja, as medical doctors and other health workers raise alarm of imminent danger posed by the COVID-19 pandemic to their lives. “This was against the backdrop of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control report issued on 17th May 2020 that only a single COVID-19 test has been conducted in Kog

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