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
By Jonathan Ugbal The Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday has announced 16 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 for Cross River state. This means Cross River now has a case tally of 29 confirmed SARS – CoV-2 infections with over 20 active cases, more than 10 other states. The NCDC also announced 560
By Jonathan Ugbal The total number of SARS – CoV-2 infections confirmed in Cross River state is now 13. This follows the confirmation of an additional case on Saturday, July 18. The Nigerian Center for Disease Control announced 653 new COVID-19 cases across 28 states of the country. The distribution is as follows: Lagos-115 Kwara-85
By Jonathan Ugbal Has More Active Cases Than Six States Four more cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Cross River bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 9. The Nigerian Center for Disease Control announced 571 cases for July 12, 2020. The tally as shared on its verified Twitter handle was as follows:
By Jonathan Ugbal Contrary to the expectations of many Cross Riverians, the Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC) did not authenticate the results as contained in the Health Advisory of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) dated July 3, 2020. In the early hours of July 4, 2020, the NCDC announced 454 new cases
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River state government says it is yet to receive any form of support from the federal government in its bid to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus into the state. The health commissioner, Betta Edu who doubles as the chairman of the COVID-19 task force committee told newsmen in
Albert Camus once said, “Pestilence is so common, there have been as many plagues in the world as there have been wars, yet plagues and wars always find people equally unprepared. When war breaks out people say: It won’t last, it’s too stupid.” Looking at the recent statistics, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to expand. As
By Patrick Obia The Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade has ordered all Civil Servants from Grade Level 10 and above to resume work on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 and reminded Cross Riverians that no “appropriate” nose mask, no movement is still in force. Governor Ayade gave the directives in a press release signed