Nigeria Customs seize the largest single seizure of cannabis in Nigeria's history, worth N1.2 Billion

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="692" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_haHHe3e6pfxs27e6gd2BcvYJlr9owncnN5QWM5hY5fmQdVNxxYU9GFcduWAi4-ov8lObqrmDhbGO2mug5mcwBLvVg4kXIsMVQkVqwNT3NI-5ZarBpCeLBhMBnycjZO0SE6Jr8Hk320j/s400/customs+as.jpg" width="400" /></div> <br /> <br /> Operatives of the Western Marine Command of Nigeria Customs Service(NCS) have intercepted drugs suspected to be Cannabis Sativa valued at N1,002,050,000 during a seagoing patrol on Lagos waters.<br /> <br /> The Controller of the command, Comptroller Olugboyega Peters, revealed this in a statement in Lagos on Thursday.<br /> <br /> <a id="more" name="more"></a><br /> <br /> Peters described the seizure as the “largest single seizure” of such drugs on the waters in the history of the Nigeria Customs.<br /> <br /> He said that his men relied on intelligence and carried out round the clock surveillance for a period of three days before swooping on the target area where the seizure was made.<br /> <br /> According to him, the suspected smugglers seen from afar with the drugs dived into the water to escape upon sighting customs officers approaching to make the seizure.<br /> <br /> “The drugs were suspected to be coming from Ghana and had passed other countries by water before getting to Shashi area of Lagos where it was seized.<br /> <br /> “Since no suspect was arrested in connection with the seizure, it will be liable to destruction in collaboration with relevant government agencies like National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and the Nigeria Police,” he said.<br /> <br /> Peters said that the command had achieved 39 seizures within the first four months of the year, which is higher than 12 seizures made within the same period of 2019.<br /> <br /> He said that the command made seizures with a total duty paid value of N1,063,427,800 which was higher than DPV of N36,420,481.46 achieved within the same period of last year.<br /> <br /> He listed the breakdown of the 2020 seizures made so far as 1,816 bags of rice valued at N38,134,375; 733 cartons of poultry products worth N7,421,625; and 104 bales of second-hand clothing worth N4,393,400.<br /> <br /> He also listed 665 bales of textile materials worth N2,094,400 and 112 kegs of 25-litre petroleum products valued at N112,000.<br /> <br /> Other seizures listed are, 25 bales of second-hand shoes and belts worth N8,019,000; 25 cartons of chewing gum worth N1,203,000 and the unprecedented seizure of cannabis<br /> <br /> The Comptroller attributed the seizure recorded to the renewed spirit of work amongst officers and men of the command to achieve the Comptroller General of Customs strategic plan of zero tolerance to smuggling.<br /> <br /> He also attributed it to a high level of intelligence gathering and enhanced customs community relations.<br /> <br /> Peters said this was in addition to close collaboration with other government agencies like the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Nigerian Navy, Nigeria Police, among others.

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75-year-old woman dies of COVID-19 in Ekiti

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh_S0GwXsajUkyp2UDUDreHd8AQT5itUUAH6nLk4LVTlM5aobayJFfh3zCajdJX6XJrNY0d0wHc1ehwPFJbV-44JVUkU5Mz9qdWKMg6HaM-JFpJ8g8juEX95PJ_-wLBd-qKsRRz8HqRJCr/s1600/ekiti-map.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="180" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh_S0GwXsajUkyp2UDUDreHd8AQT5itUUAH6nLk4LVTlM5aobayJFfh3zCajdJX6XJrNY0d0wHc1ehwPFJbV-44JVUkU5Mz9qdWKMg6HaM-JFpJ8g8juEX95PJ_-wLBd-qKsRRz8HqRJCr/s400/ekiti-map.gif" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> A 75-year-old woman has died of coronavirus-related complications in Ekiti State.<br /> <a id="more" name="more"></a><br /> <br /> This was confirmed by the state government on Thursday.<br /> <br /> With the new fatality, the number of COVID-19 deaths has increased to two in the state.<br /> <br /> “We can confirm that one of the samples sent to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control-accredited laboratory for testing returned positive of the #COVID-19 virus infection.<br /> <br /> “The new positive case, a 75-year-old female, has died from complications of the virus,” it tweeted.<br /> Earlier, the NCDC announced that 284 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in Ekiti and 12 other states.<br /> <br /> NCDC said, “Two hundred and eighty-four (284) confirmed cases were reported in the last 24 hours in thirteen (13) states – Lagos (199), Rivers (26), Oyo (19), Borno (8), FCT (8), Plateau (7), Jigawa (6), Kano (5), Abia (2), Delta (1), Ekiti (1), Kwara (1) and Taraba (1).<br /> <br /> “No new state recorded a confirmed COVID-19 case in the last 24 hours.<br /> <br /> “The total number of states including FCT that have reported at least one confirmed case in Nigeria is still 35 (34 states + FCT).<br /> <br /> “163 cases were discharged in the last 24 hours in 10 states – FCT (27), Bauchi (18), Lagos (17), Zamfara (17), Kwara (13), Kaduna (12), Jigawa (10), Taraba (9), Kano (2) and Oyo (1).<br /> <br /> “Ten (10) deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours in eight (8) states – FCT (2), Lagos (2), Adamawa (1), Delta (1), Ekiti (1), Gombe (1), Kaduna (1) and Rivers (1).”

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DPO arrested for alleged murder in Lagos

<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="284" data-original-width="599" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxU0HYDW2vblEW_FOnqm5zpsHHDwDak3J5lOSzd5yl0bJFBed_NLpltEyJ776rqxKWlC_PnjBBw59NTKtTZsoPiCAN9Qg0CuSUj-2QoNLBlqqYARMDhcLf-FhdCDx06gbYMvTrfotXnpwa/s400/police+hat_0.jpg" width="400" /></div> <br /> The Lagos State Police Command has arrested the Divisional Police Officer of Ilemba Hausa, Ojo Local Government, CSP Yahaya Adeshina, and Inspector Charles Okoro over the alleged murder of two persons – a cleric, and a police officer.<br /> <br /> Okoro, attached to the Ikotun Division, was arrested for allegedly shooting and killing a 28-year-old cleric, Fatai Oladipupo, at Igando in Ikotun, Lagos.<br /> <br /> Adeshina was arrested over the alleged murder of his colleague, Sergeant<br /> <a id="more" name="more"></a>Onalaja Onajide, while dispersing crowds that gathered in front of the station.<br /> <br /> This was contained in a statement signed by the Lagos State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Bala Elkana, on Thursday.<br /> <br /> Elkana said the inspector was arrested in connection with the deadly shooting incident reported on May 20.<br /> <br /> “The inspector has been subjected to internal disciplinary procedure, known as Orderly Room Trial at the State Police Command’s Provost Department.<br /> <br /> “If found guilty, he will be handed over to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Yaba for prosecution in a conventional court.<br /> <br /> “Investigation is going on to unravel the circumstances surrounding the shooting incident,” he said.<br /> <br /> Elkana noted that the Commissioner of Police, Mr Hakeem Odumosu, has commiserated with the families of the deceased and called for calm.<br /> <br /> He added, “This decision followed the reports received by the Command alleging the Divisional Police Officer Ilemba Hausa, CSP Yahaya Mohammed Adeshina, of shooting the Sergeant while dispersing crowds that gathered in front of the Station.<br /> <br /> “The DPO is arrested and detained at the State CID for investigation. His rifle is retrieved for forensic examination. The Command has ordered that autopsy be carried out on the deceased person.”

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Massive jubilation in Rivers as Wike relaxes lockdown

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="412" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHP_F9x74FHNMzwo1jeWTaV3i8r64gYhd3EWix1Jd7ozh4H08Q2A9uc354wEOPKYvPR1XPr0B5VmfCt4pPl-3ajioREOLh9KC-Ug6PijkZzIyIGzP1De9mSBmpDuQSYLxmuqi8pFIU1JDw/s400/wike11.png" width="400" /></div> <br /> <br /> Some Rivers residents in Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor LGAs on Thursday expressed joy over the announcement of a six-day suspension of the total lockdown by the state government.<br /> <br /> The state Governor, Nyesom Wike, had on Wednesday evening announced the suspension.<br /> <br /> <a id="more" name="more"></a><br /> <br /> The residents said they were becoming desperate before the latest development.<br /> <br /> One of the residents of Elioparanwo in the Obio/Akpor LGA, Michael, said, “To be honest with you, I almost died of hunger yesterday. All shops and chemists were closed; the lockdown this time around was very severe, streets were empty as if everyone had travelled out. I have run out of cash and I was stranded. I even had to plead with my landlady to assist me with something to eat.<br /> <br /> “By tomorrow, I am out of the city to my village in Abua. Do you know what it means to live in an isolated place and you don’t have enough money to buy what to eat? Even if you have money, where to buy is not available.”<br /> <br /> Another resident, who identified himself as Felix, said he exhausted the money.<br /> <br /> Felix, who lives in the Diobu area of Port Harcourt, said “When Wike earlier suspended the restriction of movement in my area for some days, as a taxi driver, I managed to gather some money to sustain myself for a while. After buying garri and rice, my money finished.<br /> <br /> “What I had left was just to buy kerosene, water and other little things at home. When I heard that Wike had given us another six days, I just prayed that God should bless him for that.”<br /> <br /> Our correspondent, who went round Port Harcourt, observed that traffic had built up on major roads, while shoppers were seen in front of supermarkets and banks.

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FG asks churches, mosques, others to submit guidelines for reopening

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="1140" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mVUB8_C3qcPsh4uo94L9g2OG-kATVBpwXx04oaUvfPMDVCiFfMLNbx_BEdH8GGYwEdlyfumr09ODOPXj0HWKFkqRoJq4QJ9TLionZBACUQXRdPEPVpu79cKk1yvbSKAZ9NdP8Lp3qARM/s640/lagos+nigeria+lockdown.jpg" width="640" /></div> <br /> <br /> The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Thursday said COVID-19 patients, who spent a long period at isolation centres were at the risk of depression.<br /> <br /> Ehanire, who stated this in Abuja at the press conference of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, said government planned to deploy psychologists in isolation centres to take care of such patients.<br /> <br /> At the press conference, the Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, said the task force was reluctant to adopt home treatment it once proposed because of conditions under which Nigerians live.<br /> <a id="more" name="more"></a><br /> <br /> He also asked professional groups and faith-based organisations, including churches and mosques, to submit guidelines for reopening to the NCDC to review and advise.<br /> <br /> But explaining effects of long treatment on some patients, the health minister stated, “On the mental health issue of those in isolation, who have stayed a little bit longer, some people do get a little bit of mental depression. This mental health issue is under consideration. It (a policy) is also being developed in states to have psychologists create things to engage those in isolation.”<br /> <br /> He also said the Federal Government had intervened in the sit-at-home protest embarked upon on Wednesday by the Lagos State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association, following harassments by the police, who were enforcing a nationwide curfew imposed by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.)<br /> <br /> The minister stated, “With regard to the industrial action by doctors in Lagos, I spoke with the NMA Chairman of the Lagos Chapter on Wednesday to dissuade the doctors from the planned sit-at-home protest in the state, and I listened to their complaints too on harassment at security check points.”<br /> <br /> The health minister said the Federal Government’s team sent to Cross River State on Monday had returned and its report stated that there was no confirmed case yet in the state.<br /> <br /> Besides Cross River State, Kogi State has not recorded any COVID-19 case, but the NCDC officials, who were sent to the North-Central state went back to Abuja without accomplishing their mission following the insistence of the state government that they must be in isolation for 14 days.<br /> <br /> On Thursday, the minister noted that an analysis of the 200 COVID-19 deaths recorded so far in the country revealed a 70-30 per cent ratio for males and females.<br /> <br /> Ehanire said, “A finding from our analysis of deaths shows the ratio is 70 to 30 for men and women respectively. About 70 per cent were over 60 years of age, while the majority of positive cases were between 29 and 49 years of age, being the most outgoing segment of any society. I also advise all who have taken the test and are awaiting result to self-isolate at home, wear face masks and observe hand and respiratory hygiene until the result is out.<br /> <br /> “The fact-finding team to Calabar is back to Abuja with a report. We have identified areas in need of upgrade to include laboratory facilities. No case of COVID-19 was reported by the state as at May 20. Also, 16 suspected cases have been tested, with all being negative.”<br /> <b><br /> Don’t disobey 14-day compulsory quarantine agreement, minister warns returnees</b><br /> <br /> He said Nigerians who were being evacuated from other countries should not disobey the 14-day compulsory quarantine agreement they signed as a condition for their evacuation.<br /> <br /> He said, “On the issue of evacuees, there are issues with compliance. Although part of the conversation we have had with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is that those who are leaving the foreign countries must understand that they are going to be in quarantine for 14 days.<br /> <br /> “It is a requirement for the country and it is something they signed for. It is part of the agreement.”<br /> <br /> The PTF Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, at the press briefing, advised state governments to ensure restriction of movements between local government areas except for healthcare.<br /> <b><br /></b><b>NCDC asks churches, mosques, others to submit guidelines for reopening</b><br /> <br /> “This is what we’ve been advising every society, organisation, community, be it faith-based, cultural based, professionally based, to come up with guidelines for themselves. We are happy to advise and engage, but this needs to be led and owned by the leaders of those organisations.”<br /> <br /> The NCDC DG added that every stakeholder in society needed to take responsibility of the part it owned and managed.<br /> <br /> On testing in the country, he said the Federal Government would deploy 17 Gene Xpert machines next week.<br /> <br /> The device, which is one of the most widely-used tuberculosis diagnostic tools in the world, has been deployed in some countries for conducting rapid COVID-19 tests.<br /> <br /> Ihekweazu said, “We have about 400 Gene Xpert machines across the country. Not all of them are appropriate for COVID. We need those that have a safety cabinet where they are located. We also need those that are functional. Some of them have been around for quite a while.<br /> <br /> “We have to prioritise, so we continue to do this. Seventeen of them are immediately ready for deployment in the first phase, which will start next week. I’m happy to announce that our first set of Gene Xpert cartridges will arrive in Nigeria on May 25.”<br /> <br /> He added that there were criteria for deciding which state would get the machines first.<br /> <br /> According to him, the primary recipients will be states without any laboratory at all, followed by states with high numbers of cases.<br /> <br /> On the criteria for discharge of COVID-19 patients, Ihekweazu stated that the policy had been reviewed from two negative tests to one.<br /> <br /> The NCDC DG also addressed concerns that the agency’s national database on COVID-19 cases and deaths did not reflect the mysterious deaths in Kano State, which are still under investigation.<br /> <br /> Last month, hundreds were said to have died in strange circumstances within two weeks.<br /> <br /> Ihekweazu said, “In terms of adding the deaths in Kano to our national database, our national database, at the moment, is based on biologically confirmed cases, that is, cases confirmed on PCR (polymerase chain reaction).<br /> <br /> “Once the results of the Kano study are completely verified, we will note them but we will not include them in our database because of the difference in methods in estimating the number of people infected and have died in that particular context.”<br /> <b><br /></b><b>He also advised Nigerians to accept the fact that COVID-19 is real.</b><br /> <br /> He said, “An issue that has led to a bit of conversation and consternation in some places are visuals of people in treatment centres in relative comfort, and the anxiety that has led to discussions, comparing those images to the images we also see on TV of very severe cases in different parts of the world.<br /> <br /> “This is an imagery we don’t want to see in Nigeria, but if we have to, we will deal with it. It’s always important to remind people of the full spectrum of clinical presentation we see with this new virus.<br /> <br /> “We see a new disease that, in 80 per cent of cases, people are mildly or completely asymptomatic, i.e. they don’t have any symptoms at all. Under normal circumstances, there won’t be any reason for these people to be in hospitals and isolated.”<br /> <br /> While explaining that isolation was to prevent transmission to others, the NCDC boss noted that many countries carried out a similar policy when the outbreak first started.<br /> <br /> He stated, “They treated all the severe cases in hospitals and isolated every single person that was infected in temporary isolation centres, some of which you saw being built in two weeks.<br /> <br /> “In other countries in the world, in Germany, Western Europe, the US, they’ve made a decision to treat all asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic people at home. That’s a decision they have made in that context.

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Sultan to muslims in Nigerian - "Observe sallah prayers at home"

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_QflSh4KtCqLAucIWDRn2itxypUrZC7C8FpZLADnU5QslPYZW7GXyF7hxNJA3GEeduv1eTx5igQzZoqFEo7v79p2ReSkwrg5X-ppmJs1q5JIzt1yUdxrJO14dhUKuRy0IOZ7hePd1eHaM/s1600/sultan-of-sokoto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_QflSh4KtCqLAucIWDRn2itxypUrZC7C8FpZLADnU5QslPYZW7GXyF7hxNJA3GEeduv1eTx5igQzZoqFEo7v79p2ReSkwrg5X-ppmJs1q5JIzt1yUdxrJO14dhUKuRy0IOZ7hePd1eHaM/s640/sultan-of-sokoto.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has asked Nigerian Muslims to observe the congregational prayers for this year’s Eid-el-Fitri in their homes.<br /> <br /> This year’s Eid-el-Fitri to mark the end of the Ramadan amid coronavirus outbreak is slated for Saturday or Sunday and the Sultan had urged Muslims to look out for the sighting of the moon.<br /> <a id="more" name="more"></a><br /> <br /> Abubakar, who is the leader of Nigerian Muslims, also suspended all prayers, gatherings in the outskirts of towns and cities amid the COVID-19 pandemic.<br /> <br /> The Sultan, who spoke through the JNI Secretary-General, Dr Khalid Abubakar Aliyu, in a statement in Kaduna, however, noted that in states where government had reached decision to mark the Eid-el-Fitri, Muslims should observe social distancing, wear face masks and use hand sanitisers provided for worshippers to check the spread of the COVID-19.<br /> <br /> The Sultan also warned Muslim leaders against unguarded utterances for the overall interests of the Nigerian Muslim community.<br /> <br /> The statement read in part, “The Jama’atu Nasril Islam under the leadership of His Eminence, Alhaji (Dr) Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, CFR, mni, Sultan of Sokoto, in a mandate to the JNI Fatwa Committee, under the leadership of Sheikh Sheriff Ibrahim Saleh Alhusainy, CON, to come up with Fatwa regarding the year 2020 ‘Eid-el-Fitr prayer, and the committee after due consultations, as well as considerations of the current state – COVID-19 pandemic and the serious threat it poses to life, reached the following decisions:<br /> <br /> “‘Eid-el-Fitr congregation in the outskirts of towns and cities should be temporarily suspended.<br /> <br /> “That the said ‘Eid-el-Fitr Prayer be observed at home with family members or alone at home.<br /> <br /> “However, in states where governments have reached concrete decisions to observe the Eid-el-Fitr prayer, based on their medical experts advice, strictest measures of distancing, face masks and sanitisers be taken to protect worshipers. In this case, neighborhood mosques can be utilised if it becomes necessary.<br /> <br /> “Ulama should fear Allah, the Most High and be mature enough in guarding their utterances and actions for the overall interest of the Deen and the Ummah.”<br /> <br /> The JNI statement added, “Nigerian Muslims are therefore called upon to reflect their minds to the good virtues of the month of Ramadan and keep to its teachings all through their respective lives, as the Lord of Ramadan is still and shall remain the Lord of other months, above all keeps the records of our actions and inactions. More so, Muslims are reminded to keep to the ordinances of the glorious Qur’an, for the prestige of the Muslim Ummah.<br /> <br /> “JNI wishes all Muslim faithful an accepted Ramadanand successful ‘Eid-el-Fitr.”

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Nigeria's confirmed COVID-19 cases shoot up past 7,000

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="600" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEKzfoTkQKaOLTy60zwQKexwI7pquOxQePsQcTAV9PgEky0LkyWFhYh2Ev3bOH5yhOny7JyCDbmTbp2hN_NwfaUo0V5B8eOCszOHdXuSr97rwwE3oqek_x4lBVJo0IDIe-3AjtN-7sQh59/s400/coronavirus+22.jpg" width="400" /></div> <b><br /></b><b>Nigeria’s Coronavirus infections have jumped to 7,016, with 339 new cases recorded on Thursd</b>ay.<br /> <br /> Lagos has continued to record a spike in infections, ramping up 139 new cases, while Kano and Oyo came a distant second with 28 new cases each.<br /> <br /> Edo, Katsina, Kaduna, Jigawa, Yobe, Plateau and FCT recorded 25, 22, 18, 14, 13, 13 and 11 new cases respectively.<br /> <a id="more" name="more"></a><br /> <br /> Others are, Gombe, eight cases; Ogun, five cases; Bauchi and Nasarawa, four cases each; Delta, three cases; Ondo, two cases, while Rivers and Adamawa recorded one case each.<br /> <br /> The nation recorded 11 deaths on Thursday to take the overall deaths so far to 211, while 1,907 patients who recovered from the virus have been discharged.<br /> <br /> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <div dir="ltr" lang="tl" xml:lang="tl">339 new cases of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#COVID19</a>;<br /> <br /> 139-Lagos<br /> 28-Kano<br /> 28-Oyo<br /> 25-Edo<br /> 22-Katsina<br /> 18-Kaduna<br /> 14-Jigawa<br /> 13-Yobe<br /> 13-Plateau<br /> 11-FCT<br /> 8-Gombe<br /> 5-Ogun<br /> 4-Bauchi<br /> 4-Nasarawa<br /> 3-Delta<br /> 2-Ondo<br /> 1-Rivers<br /> 1-Adamawa<br /> <br /> 7016 cases of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#COVID19</a> in Nigeria<br /> Discharged: 1907<br /> Deaths: 211 <a href="https://t.co/tSmPZvB7gs">pic.twitter.com/tSmPZvB7gs</a></div> — NCDC (@NCDCgov) <a href="https://twitter.com/NCDCgov/status/1263602566346260481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 21, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="async" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><br /> <br /> <b>AS STATES STAND...</b><br /> <br /> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <div dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">A breakdown of cases by state can be found via <a href="https://t.co/Z5x7UFXpXd">https://t.co/Z5x7UFXpXd</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TakeResponsibility?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TakeResponsibility</a> <a href="https://t.co/B8GEVGnE02">pic.twitter.com/B8GEVGnE02</a></div> — NCDC (@NCDCgov) <a href="https://twitter.com/NCDCgov/status/1263607954798006275?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 21, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="async" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>

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