The Latest

COVID-19: Nigeria records 501 new cases, Lagos reports 218

byTayo Aderinola
21/12/2020
1 minute read
Total
0
Shares
0
0
0

On the 20th of December 2020, 501 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths were recorded in Nigeria

Till date, 78434 cases have been confirmed, 68303 cases have been discharged and 1221 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory

The 501 new cases are reported from 15 states- Lagos (218), FCT (112), Kaduna (53), Plateau (24), Katsina (21), Kano (16), Yobe (14), Ondo (10), Ogun (9), Edo (7), Bayelsa (5), Rivers (4), Borno (4), Osun (2), and Ekiti (2)

A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities

Total
0
Shares
Share 0
Tweet 0
Pin it 0
Share 0
Share 0
Share 0
Share 0
Related Posts
Read More
6 minute read

Disease Prevention Budget and Need for Full Release

In Nigeria, it is one thing to approve budgetary allocations for the various ministries, departments and agencies, yet it is another thing for such allocations to be released in full. With the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control allotted an otherwise small amount for the entire 2021 despite the enormous work before it, including the management of COVID-19, Lassa Fever and the looming resurgence of Ebola Virus Disease in nearby African countries, Martins Ifijeh writes that there is need for the proposed allocation to be released in full and as at when due
byLateef Idris
15/03/2021