{"id":27462,"date":"2020-08-14T14:12:05","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T14:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=27462"},"modified":"2020-08-14T14:12:12","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T14:12:12","slug":"covid-19-sokoto-kebbi-kogi-record-zero-patients-on-admission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=27462","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19: Sokoto, Kebbi, Kogi record zero patients on admission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Nigerian-Doctors-in-COVID-19-wear1.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest update provided by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has revealed that as of Friday, August 14, three states namely; Sokoto, Kebbi and Kogi have no COVID-19 patient on admission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The update on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/tag\/NCDC\/\">NCDC<\/a>&nbsp;website revealed that Sokoto has had 154 confirmed cases out of which 138 patients have been discharged, while 16 have died after contracting the deadly virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also informed that five cases have been confirmed in Kogi with three testing negative and later discharged, while two casualties have been recorded since the outbreak of the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Kebbi, 90 cases were recorded with 82 patients later discharged and eight other patients lost to the deadly virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the NCDC confirmed 373 fresh&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/tag\/COVID-19\/\">COVID-19<\/a>&nbsp;cases recorded in 19 states of the federation and Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It added that 10 people died from complications resulting from the virus on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consequently, the number of COVID-19 fatalities increased from 956 to 966.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, the total number of confirmed cases increased to 48,116.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest update provided by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has revealed that as of Friday, August 14, three states namely; Sokoto, Kebbi and Kogi have no COVID-19 patient on admission. 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