Edo State Government has fixed a tentative date of February 1, 2021 for the reopening of schools in the state with relevant key players going round the schools to ensure that the necessary items needed to curtail the spread of the Covid-19 disease are put in place.
Governor Godwin Obaseki who made this known at a media briefing in Benin City also listed a number of measures being introduced by the State Government to ensure that the pandemic is kept in check.
Since the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic hit the country, there have been calls by Government at all levels for all to observe the COVID-19 safety protocols, intended to check the spread of the pandemic.
Edo State Government on its part is doing all it can to ensure that the state is virus free with the help of residents.
Governor Godwin Obaseki gave a rundown of some of the steps to be adopted forthwith
Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu speaks on the state transportation sector and what is required of stakeholders at this time.
The Governor went on to announce a new resumption date for schools in the state
Obaseki who noted the seriousness of the second wave harped on the importance of adhering strictly to laid down safety rules and guidelines.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 473 new cases of Coronaviruses cases in Nigeria, bringing total number of infections in the country to 177,615.
165,472 have been discharged, while 2,185 deaths have been recorded.
For Saturday’s figure, Lagos state continues to lead others with 323 cases.
Other new infections are as follows;
Akwa Ibom-46
Rivers-41
FCT-20
Ekiti-12
Osun-9
Oyo-9
Ogun-6
Bayelsa-3
Anambra-1
Edo-1
Nasarawa-1
Plateau-1
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed 407 new cases of COVID19 in Nigeria.
The breakdown shows that Lagos has 160, Akwa Ibom -75, and Ondo-51.
Others include Abia-33, Oyo-29, Kaduna-18, Katsina-7, Gombe, and Ogun have 6 each.
Ekiti has 5, Delta-4, FCT-4, Ebonyi-3, Edo, and Niger have 2 each, while Bayelsa and Nasarawa have 1 each.
So far, Nigeria has had 174,315 confirmed cases, with 165,005 discharged and 2,149 deaths.
Today’s report includes 0 cases reported from Kano, Osun, Plateau, Rivers, and Sokoto States.
New infections have remained high in recent weeks after the figures became negligible in the last months before the deadly Delta variant was detected in the country.
As usual, Lagos had the largest figure 211. It is followed by Akwa Ibom with 80. Other new infections are as follows:
Kwara-73
Osun-29
Oyo-17
Rivers-17
Cross River-15
Edo-14
Anambra-9
Ogun-8
Ekiti-6
Bayelsa-4
FCT-4
Plateau-4
Bauchi-2
Nasarawa-2
Kaduna-1
Jigawa-1
This is now 173,908 total confirmed cases in Nigeria with164,994 discharged and 2,149 deaths.
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