The spread of novel Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria continues to record significant increases as the latest statistics provided by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control reveal Nigeria now has 63,508 confirmed cases.
On the 5th of November 2020, 180 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria, having carried out a total daily test of 4,454 samples across the country.
To date, 63,508 cases have been confirmed, 59,748 cases have been discharged and 1155 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. A total of 673,183 tests have been carried out as of November 5th, 2020 compared to 668,729 tests a day earlier.
In a move to combat the spread of the pandemic disease, President Muhammadu Buhari directed the cessation of all movements in Lagos and the FCT for an initial period of 14 days, which took effect from 11 pm on Monday, 30th March 2020.
The movement restriction, which was extended by another two-weeks period, has been partially put on hold with some businesses commencing operations from May 4. On April 27th, 2020, Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari declared an overnight curfew from 8 pm to 6 am across the country, as part of new measures to contain the spread of the COVID-19. This comes along with the phased and gradual easing of lockdown measures in FCT, Lagos, and Ogun States, which took effect from Saturday, 2nd May 2020, at 9 am.