Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed that 91 percent of persons who came in contact with COVID-19 patients have been traced.
This was contained in a statement by NCDC’s Director-General, Chikwe Ihekweazu at the daily Press briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19.
Ihkweazu disclosed more than 6,000 persons have been traced and placed under watch for coming in contact with Coronavirus patiem
“We can confirm that we know and are following up 91 percent, as at yesterday, of all the contacts of all the confirmed cases,” he said.
“So, as at yesterday, we had identified and are following up, every day, 91 percent of all the contacts of confirmed cases that were confirmed up till the end of yesterday.
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“We are seeing some early indication of a community transmission. That is why the last time I presented these figures, for about 30 percent of patients, we haven’t quite figured out from whom they got that infection. That is an early indicator of community spread, and we are working extremely hard right now. That’s the purpose of the lockdown.”