Daily COVID Tracker: Nigeria reports 610 infections in 13 states

August 11

07:36 2021

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Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 610 cases of COVID-19. Here are five updates about the pandemic this Wednesday.

Nigeria to receive 176,000 doses of J&J COVID vaccine

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says Nigeria is expected to receive 176,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday.

Faisal Shuaib, executive director of NPHCDA, stated this in Abuja, on Tuesday.

According to Shuaib, the J&J vaccine is “safe and efficient against the COVID-19 disease, including the deadlier Delta variant”.

The federal government will begin administering the second batch of COVID-19 vaccine doses on August 16.

Lagos records 42 COVID deaths in one week

At least 42 persons have died of COVID-19-related complications in Lagos state in one week.

The data is contained in the daily update given by Akin Abayomi, the state commissioner for health.

Lagos is one of six states and the federal capital territory (FCT) placed on red alert by the presidential steering committee (PSC) on COVID-19 amid the third wave of the pandemic.

Antibody test can identify level of immunity against COVID-19, says expert

Usman Balbaya, director of medical laboratory services, Nizamiye Hospital, Abuja, says an antibody test can help a person know the level of immune response against COVID.

Balbaya said this in an interview with TheCable on Tuesday.

According to the health expert, it is important to know if the body has developed an immune response after being vaccinated against COVID-19.

“You never can tell the efficiency of the jab you are given. So for you to know that the jab you were given is the correct jab, or is the original one, you have to know the level of your immunity because the correct jab will elicit an immune response,” he said.

Nigeria logs 610 COVID cases

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 610 people tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday.

The agency, in an update for August 10, said the new infections were recorded in 12 states and the federal capital territory (FCT).

According to the agency’s update, Lagos, the epicentre of the pandemic in the country, recorded the highest cases with 281 infections, followed by Rivers with 152 cases while Akwa Ibom recorded 85 cases.

Other states that recorded new cases are Ogun (21), Oyo (21), Ekiti (14), FCT (13), Delta (7), Edo (6), Ondo (4), Bayelsa (2), Kano (2) and Plateau (2).

Two persons died as a result of COVID-19 complications, bringing the total number of fatalities to 2,194.

Also, 149 people were discharged on Tuesday after recovering from the infection.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, 179,118 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Nigeria while 166,131 people have so far recovered.

Oxford director asks Britain to donate COVID vaccines rather than give boosters

Andrew Pollard, director of the Oxford Vaccine Group, has asked Britain to donate COVID-19 vaccines to other countries rather than offer citizens a third dose.

His advice comes amid plans by Britain to start administering a booster shot to residents by September.

“There isn’t any reason at this moment to panic. We’re not seeing a problem with breakthrough severe disease,” he said.

“Doses that are available that could be used for boosting or for childhood programmes are much better deployed for people who will die over the next six months rather than that very unlikely scenario of a sudden collapse in the programmes in countries that are highly vaccinated.”