COVID-19: Gov Bello Vindicated As Kogi Contingent To NSF Test Negative

By Chris Udochukwu Abuja (Precise Post) – Governor Yahaya Bello may have been vindicated as all team members that made up the Kogi State Contingent to the 2021 National Sports Festival (NSF) have tested negative to the COVID-19 virus after series of tests conducted by the medical team. The contingents, who were subjected to rigourous test by the team from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) were all declared negative, a situation which seemingly confirms Gov. Yahaya Bello’s insistent stance that there is no COVID-19 in Kogi state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Kogi state has had series of faceoffs with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). While the NCDC insisted that there were possible cases of COVID-19 in the state, Gov. Bello held that the state was free from the virus. After the tests which is a pre-requisite for all athletes and officials to participate in the games, all 41 athletes and 35 officials from Kogi tested negative. The Kogi state contingent received their COVID-19 test …

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COVID-19: Nigeria Reports Zero Death Amid 453 New Cases

Abujah Racheal Abuja (Precise Post) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has reported zero death and 453 new cases from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Wednesday. The health agency said that the new cases pushed the nations infection total to 47,743 in the country. According to it, as of Aug. 12, 2020, 453 new confirmed cases and no death were recorded in the country. The NCDC said that, till date, 47,743 cases have been confirmed, 33,943 cases have been discharged and 956 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. It stated that the 453 new cases were reported from 16 states- Lagos (113), FCT (72), Plateau (59), Enugu (55), Kaduna (38), Ondo (32), Osun (26), Ebonyi (20), Ogun (9), Delta (8), Borno (7), Akwa Ibom (6), Oyo (5), Bauchi (1), Kano (1) and Ekiti (1). News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that  from the NCDC  statistics, eight states including Lagos, FCT, Oyo, Edo, Delta, Kano, Rivers and Ogun are majorly responsible …

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