COVID-19 Infections

FILE - A woman wearing a mask to protect against the coronavirus walks through the busy Bara Taxi Rank in Soweto, South Africa, April 5, 2022.

Study finds Africa coronavirus infections grossly underestimated

April 7, 2022

Canada said five members of its Winter Olympics delegation in Beijing have tested positive for Covid-19.

Beijing Olympics: China records 36 new coronavirus cases

January 29, 2022

People wearing protective face masks walk on a pedestrian crossing, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan January 19, 2022. REUTERS-Issei Kato-File Photo

Tokyo daily coronavirus cases hit record for 4th straight day

January 22, 2022

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has said it recorded zero fatality from coronavirus on Monday, though 167 additional infections were reported in seven states and FCT.

Nigeria records 536 new coronavirus infections, two deaths

January 2, 2022

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) registered 1,867 new cases of COVID-19, in the last 24 hours, the highest single day rise since the index case was confirmed on Feb. 27, 2020.

Nigeria’s coronavirus infections rise to 211,961

November 1, 2021

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said seven more people have died from the coronavirus pandemic, bringing the country’s fatality toll to 2,647.

Nigeria records 166 new coronavirus infections, total now 211,496

October 28, 2021

National Public Health Reference Laboratory in Gaduwa, Abuja - NCDC - Coronavirus - Covid-19 -- 1

NCDC records 393 new coronavirus infections, six deaths

September 21, 2021

10. The NCDC and partners, with leadership from the Federal Ministry of Health and Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 is putting in place measures to strengthen the public health response to the pandemic.

NCDC: Nigeria’s coronavirus infections top 187,000

August 23, 2021

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 71 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 167,803, as of July 3.

Nigeria records 8,197 coronavirus infections in 15 days

August 17, 2021

Zambia's presidential candidate for the opposition Hakainde Hichilema of the United Party for National Development greets supporters. SALIM DAWOOD - AFP

Zambia’s opposition leader wins decisive victory in election overshadowed by coronavirus

August 16, 2021

Kenya's oxygen production firm Hewatele is doubling production this year to keep up with surging demand from hospitals that are treating critically ill Covid-19 patients, the company said.

Kenyan oxygen maker to double production as coronavirus fuels demand

August 12, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet attends a news conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, December 9, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

UN rights chief concerned about Tunisia turmoil, offers help

August 3, 2021

Akwa Ibom now Nigeria’s leading coronavirus hotspot after Lagos

August 1, 2021

The ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China, is seen in an illustration released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. January 29, 2020. Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM/CDC/Handout via REUTERS

Nigeria records 590 new coronavirus cases, eight deaths

July 31, 2021

Senegal is experiencing an unprecedented surge in Covid-19 infections, the health ministry said on Wednesday, after reporting a new daily record of 733 cases.

Senegal sees ‘unprecedented’ surge in coronavirus cases

July 14, 2021