Chidi Samuel| The rising number of new coronavirus cases continued on Saturday as the Nigeria Centre For Disease Control Saturday confirmed 1598 new infections bringing the country’s caseload to 108,943.
According to a statement by the health agency, the new cases were recorded in twenty four states and the FCT, with Lagos, the epicentre of the outbreak reporting 461 fresh infections, followed by the FCT-206, Plateau-197, Rivers-168, Kaduna-116, Anambra-53, Ogun-49, Ebonyi-47, Edo-42,
Sokoto-32, and Imo-31.
Other states with new infections include, Katsina-31, Oyo-30, Akwa Ibom-27, Delta-16, Kano-16, Abia-15, Niger-15, Ondo-11, Bayelsa-10, Borno-9, Kebbi-8, Ekiti-7, and Jigawa-1.
The NCDC further noted that so far, 85,367 persons have recovered from the disease with 1,420 deaths recorded.
-Lagos govt extends work-from-home directive as COVID-19 surges
Meanwhile, the Lagos state government on Saturday following the increase in the number of fresh cases of coronavirus in the state, extended the work-from-home directive to all state public servants on Grade Levels 14 and below to Monday, February 1, 2021.
The directive by governor Sanwo-Olu was contained in a circular to members of the State Executive Council and all heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies issued and signed by the Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, on Saturday.
According to the governor, the directive on the extension of the resumption date for Grade Level 14 and below from January 18 to February 1 is part of efforts to curtail the spread of the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in the state.
The directive, however, excludes essential duty staff, as well as first responders.
All public servants and residents of the state have, therefore, been urged to keep adhering to COVID-19 protocols in order to rid the state of the pandemic in the shortest possible time.
Public and private schools are, however, still scheduled to resume on January 18.
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