As many as 1,565 COVID-19 cases were reported in Nigeria on Thursday 7th of January. With this, the total number of COVID-19 cases stands at 95,934 according to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC).
The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter.
“On the 7th of January 2021, 1565 new confirmed cases and 6 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
“Till date, of the 95934 cases have been confirmed, 77982 cases have been discharged and 1330 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 1565 new cases are reported from 25 states- Lagos (807), FCT (236), Kaduna (79), Oyo (57), Plateau (47), Rivers (37), Katsina (35), Edo (30), Sokoto (30), Delta (26), Kebbi (23), Ondo (20), Enugu (18), Abia (17), Ogun(17), Benue(16), Bayelsa (15), Bauchi (14), Niger (13), Kano (10), Borno (6), Imo (5), Ekiti (4), Osun (2) and Jigawa (1),” said NCDC.
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With the country in the second wave of the pandemic, Federal authorities have ordered the reopening of all isolation and treatment Centres in the country.
The Nigerian government has also reintroduced new restrictions to check the spread of the virus, including closure of bars and nightclubs and limiting the number of people allowed in a public gathering.
Meanwhile, the Presidential Taskforce (PTF) on COVID-19 is working for new health protection regulations to strengthen existing COVID-19 protocols across the federation.
Boss Mustapha, Chairman and Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), expressed the task force’s concern at the rising daily infections in the country, stressing that on January 6, 2021 alone, 1,664 cases were recorded, an all-time high in Nigeria.
He implored sub-nationals to revamp testing and contact tracing in a bid to curb the disease.
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