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Puts tally at 127,024 cases, 1,547 deaths
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Engages Edo Govt on 2021 Sports festival
BY VICTOR OSOWOCHI, ABUJA – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 864 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 127,024.
This is as the Centre reported that it is currently liaising with the Edo State government as part of ongoing efforts to ensure the 20th National Sports Festival holds safely and successfully.
Also statistics captured on its official Twitter handle Thursday evening indicated that data from Lagos state were conspicuously missing from the day’s report.
However, the disease outfit did not offer any further explanation as to the cause of this development.
It stated thus: “Note, today’s report does not include data from Lagos State”, adding; “Our discharges today include 164 community recoveries in Kaduna State and 102 community recoveries in Plateau State managed in line with guidelines.”
Furthermore, the NCDC said; “On the 28th of January 2021, 864 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
“Till date, 127,024 cases have been confirmed, 100,853 cases have been discharged and 1,547 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).”
Of the 864 new cases that were confirmed from 24 states, FCT led the pack with 129 cases, followed by Anambra with 87, Rivers – (82), Benue – (80), Oyo – (76), Plateau – (61), and Kaduna – (54)
Also of double digits are: Delta – (51), Nasarawa – (38), Kwara – (36), Edo – (32), Katsina – (26), Kano – (24), Taraba – (18), Ogun – (14), Sokoto – (11), and Gombe – (10).
Other states on the day’s list but with single figures include: Jigawa – (7), Akwa Ibom – (6), Cross River – (6), Zamfara – (5), Bauchi – (5), Osun – (4) and Ekiti – (2)
On the Edo 2021 National Sports Festival tentatively fixed for February 14 to 28, 2021 by the National Council on Sports (NCS), the Disease Control Centre; “This week, #NCDC, @PTFCOVID19 and @NigeriaFMYS teams visited @EdoStateGovt to assess the state’s readiness on the implementation of #COVID19 control measures.
“This is part of ongoing efforts to ensure the safe conduct of the 20th National Sports Festival. #TakeResponsibility”
In November 2020, the Ministry of Youths and Sports Development bowed to stakeholders’ pressure and reschedule the festival from December 3 – 18 to January 3 – 17, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, following stakeholders’ inputs of being ill-advised to have athletes compete just two days after the New Year celebration, the National Council on Sports (NCS) then settled for February 14 – 28, 2021 that is now being surrounded by uncertainty.
