Coronavirus shows sign of easing as daily cases drop in top countries

 

USA: 52, 899

France: 21,095

Italy: 20, 488

India: 16, 577

Russia: 10, 955

Turkey: 9205

 

 Admin l Saturday, February 27, 2021

 

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has confirmed 600 new cases of Coronavirus in the country, bringing all time cases to 155,076.  But out of the 155,076 total confirmed cases,  132,544 patients have been treated and  discharged, while 1,902  others could not make it alive, leaving Nigeria with 20, 630 active cases of Coronavirus, while 11 patients died in the last 24  hours.

Breakdown of the new cases is as follows, Lagos-169, Taraba-92, Ogun-65, Cross River-57, FCT-38, Rivers-28, Kwara-26, Akwa Ibom-25, Osun-21, Plateau-12, Borno-9, Gombe-9, Abia-8, Ebonyi-8, Ekiti-7, Kano-7, Delta-6, Oyo-6, Bauchi-3, Nasarawa-3 and Sokoto-1, making a total of 600 new cases of Coronavirus.

“NCDC @NCDCgov 600 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-169, Taraba-92, Ogun-65, Cross River-57, FCT-38, Rivers-28, Kwara-26, Akwa Ibom-25, Osun-21, Plateau-12, Borno-9, Gombe-9, Abia-8, Ebonyi-8, Ekiti-7, Kano-7, Delta-6, Oyo-6, Bauchi-3, Nasarawa-3 and Sokoto-1 ; 155,076 confirmed 132,544; discharged; 1,902 deaths”, the NCDC has announced.

There are now  113, 264,928 confirmed cases of Coronavirus worldwide, 2, 513,313 patients have lost their lives, while 63, 893, 484 others have been treated and discharged. The world is now left with 46, 858, 131 active cases of Coronavirus based on the latest statistics uploaded by the Centre for Systems Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Maryland.

According to the Centre, the United States remains the most afflicted country, now reporting  28,461,935 confirmations,  while 509, 734 lives have been lost in the US alone(52, 899 new and 1646 deaths*), followed by India which has reported 11,063, 491 all time cases, 156, 825 deaths while 10, 750, 680 others have survived and therefore discharged, leaving India with 155, 986 active cases of Coronavirus(16, 577 new and 281 deaths*) and Brazil with 10, 390, 461  confirmed cases, 251, 498 patients have passed on, while 9, 270, 500 others have been given clean bill of health, leaving Brazil with 868, 463 active cases of Coronavirus.

Russia has  taken over as the 4^th country worst hit, now reporting 4, 175,757 all time cases, 83, 900 deaths, while 3, 741, 058 others have been treated and discharged, leaving Russia with 350, 799 active cases of Coronavirus(10, 955 new and 419 deaths*), followed by the United Kingdom which has registered 4, 175,270  all time infections, 122, 648 patients are no more alive, while 11, 535 others have been assisted to recovery, leaving the UK with 4, 041, 087 active cases of Coronavirus(8552 new and 345 deaths*) and France, now reporting 3, 746, 699 confirmations, 85, 738 patients are already dead, while 261, 649 others have been given clean bill of health, leaving  France with 3, 399, 312 Coronavirus patients(21,095 new and 4 deaths*).

Spain remains the 7^th country most affected by the pandemic, reporting  3, 188, 553 confirmed cases,  69, 142 patients are no more, while 150, 376 others have recovered officially, leaving Spain with 2, 969, 035  Coronavirus cases(8341 new and 329 deaths*), followed by  Italy which has registered 2, 888, 923  confirmed cases, 97, 227 deaths, while 2, 387, 032 others are now hale and hearty, leaving Italy with 404, 664 active cases of Coronavirus(20, 488 new and 253 deaths*) and Turkey which has documented 2, 683, 971 all time infections, 28, 432 deaths and 2, 556,785 recoveries, leaving Turkey with 98, 754 active cases of Coronavirus(9205 new and 74 deaths*).

Germany remains the 10^th country worst hit by the virus, now reporting  2, 436,476 confirmed cases,  69, 750 patients are no more, while 2, 240,601 others have been treated and discharged, leaving Germany with 126, 125 active cases of Coronavirus(9657 new and 423 deaths*) and South Africa, still the 16^th country most affected, reporting 1, 509,124 all time infections, 49, 667 deaths, while 1, 424,401 others have recovered, leaving South Africa with 35, 056 active cases of Coronavirus.

 

NB: * New cases recorded in the last 24 hours