Travels And School Reopening Caused COVID-19 Second Wave Surge - PTF Says

 

The Presidential Task Force on COVID - 19 has said ventures, returning of schools , organizations and strict focuses added to the ascent in Covid cases in Nigeria . 

Administrator of the PTF and Secretary to the Government of the Federation , Boss Mustapha , made this known on Monday during a media instructions in Abuja . 

He stated, " It is anyway extremely educational to stretch that factors that have added to ascend in numbers from late November 2020 included expanded nearby and worldwide voyages, business and strict exercises , resuming of schools without severe consistence with COIVID - 19 security measures . 

" The full import of the front going is to press further on the requirement for us every one of us lift the degree of our carefulness and consistence with the suggested non - drug intercessions ." 

Then, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control said that affirmed instances of Covid have ascended to 100 ,087 in the nation . 

This is coming 45 weeks after the nation recorded its first COVID - 19 case on February 27 , 2020 , as indicated by information accessible on NCDC 's site on Monday , January 11 . 

The organization likewise said that out of the absolute 100 ,087 COVID - 19 cases , 80 ,030 patients have been released while 1 ,358 are dead . 

The information likewise demonstrated that there are 18 ,699 dynamic cases in Nigeria , with Lagos and FCT having 6 , 858 and 5 ,563 separately. 

Information from the NCDC 's site likewise uncovered that the nation recorded 1 ,024 new cases in 16 states and the Federal Capital Territory on January 10 , 2020 . 

The NCDC stated, " On the 10 th of January 2021 , 1024 new affirmed cases and 8 passings were recorded in Nigeria . 

" Till date, 100087 cases have been affirmed , 80030 cases have been released and 1358 passings have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory . 

" The 1024 new cases are accounted for from 17 states-Lagos ( 653 ) , Plateau ( 63 ) , Benue ( 48 ) , Zamfara ( 45 ) , FCT ( 42 ) , Rivers ( 27 ) , Ondo ( 26 ) , Adamawa ( 26 ) , Kaduna ( 22 ) , Edo ( 18 ) , Ogun ( 16 ) , Imo ( 12 ) , Kano ( 9 ) , Yobe ( 6 ) , Ekiti ( 5 ) , Jigawa ( 4 ) and Osun ( 2 ) . 

" A multi-sectoral public crisis tasks focus, actuated at Level 3 , keeps on planning the public reaction exercises ."