Coronavirus Update: Nigeria Records 373 New Cases, total now 48,116
...We Cannot Afford To Let Our Economy Slide, PTF Tells Business Owners
By One Class
As the country continues its fight against Coronavirus, 373 new cases of the deadly virus have been recorded with a total of 48116 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria.
This was disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday night.
According to a tweet from the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, 34, 309 patients have now been discharged, with 966 patients losing their lives to the coronavirus.
The tweet revealed that Lagos State had the highest number of infections on Thursday night with 69 cases, with Osun State following with 41 cases.
Other states are:
Kaduna-40
Oyo-40
FCT-35
Plateau-22
Rivers-19
Kano-17
Ondo-17
Ogun-15
Abia-14
Gombe-12
Imo-9
Enugu-7
Kwara-6
Delta-5
Niger-2
Borno-1
Bauchi-1
Nasarawa-1.
48,116 confirmed 34,309 discharged 966 deaths.
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In A Related Story, during a briefing by the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 on Thursday, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, restated the government’s resolve to keeping businesses afloat amid the pandemic.
PTF Chairman, Boss Mustapha, speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on August 13, 2020.
While noting that the United Kingdom would be going into a recession after its economy suffered a slump in growth by a record 20 per cent in the second quarter, he said the Nigerian Government had put in place an Economic Sustainability Plan to prevent such occurrence.
“I, therefore, urge our businesses to take advantage of the stimulus package to revive and/or boost their businesses. We cannot afford to let our economy slide,” he said.
By One Class
As the country continues its fight against Coronavirus, 373 new cases of the deadly virus have been recorded with a total of 48116 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria.
This was disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday night.
According to a tweet from the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, 34, 309 patients have now been discharged, with 966 patients losing their lives to the coronavirus.
The tweet revealed that Lagos State had the highest number of infections on Thursday night with 69 cases, with Osun State following with 41 cases.
Other states are:
Kaduna-40
Oyo-40
FCT-35
Plateau-22
Rivers-19
Kano-17
Ondo-17
Ogun-15
Abia-14
Gombe-12
Imo-9
Enugu-7
Kwara-6
Delta-5
Niger-2
Borno-1
Bauchi-1
Nasarawa-1.
48,116 confirmed 34,309 discharged 966 deaths.
•READ IN PHONE APP FOR BETTER KNOWLEDGE (CLICK HERE)
In A Related Story, during a briefing by the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 on Thursday, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, restated the government’s resolve to keeping businesses afloat amid the pandemic.
PTF Chairman, Boss Mustapha, speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on August 13, 2020.While noting that the United Kingdom would be going into a recession after its economy suffered a slump in growth by a record 20 per cent in the second quarter, he said the Nigerian Government had put in place an Economic Sustainability Plan to prevent such occurrence.
“I, therefore, urge our businesses to take advantage of the stimulus package to revive and/or boost their businesses. We cannot afford to let our economy slide,” he said.
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