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Nigeria on Sunday recorded 388 cases of COVID-19. Here are five updates about the pandemic this Monday. 

Ekiti seeks proper management of COVID cases in private health facilities

Ekiti has asked private health facilities to strictly adhere to the COVID-19 protocol and proper management of cases to curb the spread of the infection in the state.

In a memo dated August 21, 2021, addressed to the chairman, Association of General Medical Practitioners of Nigeria, Ekiti chapter, Oyebanji Filani, commissioner for health and human services, said the directive became necessary owing to the recent surge in the number of positive COVID-19 cases and late referral of the patients, resulting in fatalities.

The commissioner said the directive was is aimed at protecting both staff and the patients.

Lagos COVID-19 fatalities hit 506

Akin Abayomi, Lagos commissioner for health, says the number of COVID-19 fatalities in the state has risen to 506.

Abayomi disclosed this on Sunday while providing an update on the COVID-19 situation in the state as of August 20.

He said 11 persons died of COVID-19 related complications on August 20, raising the state’s fatality figure to 506.

The 11 deaths is the second-highest number of single-day fatalities recorded in the state. The highest single-day deaths of 13 was reported on August 10.

Nigeria records 388 new infections

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 388 people tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday.

The latest positive samples of COVID-19 were recorded in 11 states and the federal capital territory (FCT), according to the agency’s update for August 22, 2021.

Lagos, the hardest-hit state by the pandemic, topped the COVID infection chart with 166 new cases, followed by Akwa Ibom and Rivers with 89 and 76 infections respectively.

Other states that recorded new positive samples include Oyo (15), Edo (12), Benue (11), Delta (7), FCT (4), Ogun (4), Kaduna (2), Gombe (1) and Nasarawa (1).

Eight persons were confirmed to have died of COVID-19 complications on Sunday, raising the country’s total fatality toll to 2,268.

According to the agency, 135 new recoveries were reported across the country in the last 24 hours.

A total of 187,023 COVID-19 cases have now been confirmed, out of which 168,455 persons have been discharged.

Vietnam deploys soldiers to enforce COVID lockdown

Vietnam has deployed soldiers on the streets of Ho Chi Minh City, its largest city, to help enforce a COVID lockdown.

The city is said to be the epicentre of the pandemic in the country.

On Monday, soldiers were reportedly seen checking permits of residents in the streets.

The city imposed the lockdown in July, but infections have continued to rise.

Taiwan president receives first domestic COVID-19 vaccine

Tsai Ing-wen, president of Taiwan, on Monday received a shot of the COVID-19 vaccine domestically developed in the country.

In July, the health ministry approved the emergency use of Medigen COVID-19 vaccine to vaccinate citizens as delay in vaccine delivery from global drug companies has affected Taiwan and many other countries.

COVID-19 IN NIGERIA