The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that 753 new confirmed Covid-19 cases and five deaths were recorded in Nigeria on Thursday.
The 753 new cases are reported from 14 states- Lagos (364), Akwa Ibom (141), Oyo (74), Rivers (46), Abia (38), Ogun (24), Kwara (20), FCT (12), Ekiti (10), Delta (9), Edo (6), Plateau (5), Imo (19), and Bayelsa (1).
“Till date, 180,661 cases have been confirmed, 166,560 cases have been discharged and 2200 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 2, continues to coordinate the national response activities,” it said.
Meanwhile, the Federal Government has said that the ravaging third wave Delta variant of COVID-19 can be defeated if all citizens play their part in the fight against the pandemic.
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, stated this on Thursday in Abuja at the weekly ministerial briefing organized by the Presidential Communications Team, led by Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity.
According to him, if everybody plays his/her role, such efforts put in by individuals and organizations will complement the national response by government.
He said: “If we work together, not only government, it also has to do with citizens, agencies and not the least, the media, we do have a good chance of scaling through this COVID-19 third wave threat.
“I want to thank all Nigerians for the support and participation so far, which has made this battle controllable.
“The successful implementation of the non-pharmaceutical interventions and public health measures since we started this vaccination and since this epidemic came in remains very important.
“Therefore, everyone has a role to play; government, citizens, media, partners, nongovernmental organizations, community based organizations, civil society organizations, traditional rulers, political leaders and community leaders all have a role to play in this collective effort.”
