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EXCLUSIVE: ‘Difference In #COVID19 Numbers Due To Strict Protocol’ – Betta Edu Explains, Replies Critics

By Jonathan Ugbal The Commissioner for health in Cross River state, Dr. Betta Edu has said that the seeming discrepancies in the data for Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) cases is due to the strict standing order of procedure (SOP) of the Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC). There have been discrepancies in the reported number of

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#COVID19: More Discrepancies In Numbers As Cross River Records More Cases Than Kogi, Taraba States

By Jonathan Ugbal The number of confirmed Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) cases in Cross River now stands at 58, four and 53 more than Taraba (54) and Kogi (5) states respectively. Data from the Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC) shows that the state recorded 13 new cases on Sunday. The country recorded 304 new cases

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Cross River: Ogoja Doctor Dies Of COVID-19, NMA Accuse Government Of Not Helping

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Dr. Kate Okpa, a member of the Nigerian Medical Association in the Cross River State, has died of Coronavirus. Speaking with journalists in Calabar, the State capital, Agam Ayuk, Chairman of the NMA in the State, noted that Dr. Okpa is from their Ogoja chapter. He said that the rate of COVID-19

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COVID-19: Cross River Record 5 More Cases

By Patrick Obia Cross River State has hit five new COVID-19 cases from the latest report by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday night. NCDC in its official Twitter handle announced 404 new cases across the country with a total of 42,208 cases confirmed, 19,004 discharged and 873 deaths. This 5 addition brings

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#COVID19: Lab Scientists Decry ‘Gross Underreporting’ Of Cases In Cross River

By Jonathan Ugbal The chronicles of the SARS – CoV-2 in Cross River remains one of discordant tones as the state’s chapter of the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) has written the Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC) decrying what it perceives to be sharp practices. The association said while the two

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#COVID19: Confirmed Cases Hit 40 In Cross River

By Jonathan Ugbal The Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced three more cases of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) for Cross River state. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 40. According to the NCDC, there are 28 active cases in the state. The NCDC announced 555 new cases of the SARS

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#COVID19: Cross River Records 3rd Death, 3 New Cases

By Jonathan Ugbal The Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 438 new confirmed cases of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the country for July 24, 2020. The number of confirmed cases now stands at 39,977 of which 16,948 have recovered and 856 have died. In the distribution of new cases recorded for Friday,

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NMA Writes Minister Of Health, Urges Cross River Government To Open Own Isolation Centre

By Archibong Jeremiah The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Cross River State chapter has written to the Minister of Health as well as urge the Cross River Government to open own 100-bed capacity isolation centre at Adiabo for confirmed COVID-19 patients The letter with reference number NMACRS/SG/2020/07/273 was signed jointly by the State Chairman and Secretary,

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