The Nigerian government on Monday said the Case Fatality Rate,
CFR, amid the COVID-19 outbreak is on the decline in the country.
Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the
Federation, SGF, said the number of CFR in the last five months has greatly
reduced.
Mustapha, who is the Chairman of the Presidential Task force
on COVID-19, however, noted that there was need for caution. He spoke during
the task force daily briefing in Abuja.
According to Mustapha: “The PTF has however continued to
study the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) and we note that it has been on steady decline
over the last few months.
”On April 30; 3 per cent, May 31; 2.8 per cent, June 30;
2.3 per cent, July 31; 2.0 per cent and Aug. 22; 1.92 per cent.
“We are, however,
convinced that our sample collection is still low. We, therefore, encourage
states to ramp up their testing and to declare correct results because early
detection will ultimately translate to treatment and ultimately level the
curve.
“With our statistics standing at 52,227 cases and 1,002
fatalities and 38,945 recoveries, Nigeria, however, maintains the 4th highest
cumulative cases in Africa.”
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