COVID-19 Testing: How Nigerian states are faring
Faith Osamaye, a Youth Corps member is one of the young scientists working at the NCDC’s National Reference Laboratory as Nigeria responds for the outbreak of COVID-19. Photo: Nigeria Health WatchThe Nigerian government had on April 28 announced its target of testing at least two million people within the next three months.COVID-19He admitted that the country encountered challenges with testing at the onset of the pandemic but has now scaled up its testing capacity in recent months.
Mr Ihekweazu said, to meet up to the two million target, about 50,000 people will be tested per state and in the Federal Capital Territory , “depending on the population size”. “The success of this target depends largely on states and individuals. We urge states to collect more samples and individuals to report to the appropriate authorities if they have COVID-19 symptoms.
Health experts warn that low testing capacity may lead to non-containment of the virus and could lead to more deaths.A review of data provided by NCDC on July 14 showed a breakdown of testing conducted so far in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory . Data from the 2006 population census published by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics places Lagos state’s population at over nine million.The nation’s capital with an estimated population of more than 2.4 million had tested 23,169 samples as of July 14. From the samples tested, 2,687 returned as positive. Also, 810 people had been treated and successfully discharged while 39 deaths recorded.
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