WED, APRIL 22 2020-theG&BJournal- Nigeria announced a depressing 117 new cases of coronavirus Tuesday, pushing the total to 782. 197 were discharged and a spike in in total number of fatalities to 25. The total number of active cases is 560 as at 11.25 pm Tuesday
The rise in confirmed cases is the biggest one-day increase since the pandemic touched down in Lagos and more than tripled the number of cases reported Monday.
Meanwhile, active case search has been intensified as community transmission spreads in the country.
The 23 National Rapid Response Team (RRTs) has been deployed to COVID-19 affected areas according to the Minister of State for Health Dr. Olorunnimbe Mamora at the Presidential Task Force briefing on COVID-19 Tuesday.
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, said that much work is still required in the creation of awareness among the people and securing the buy-in of stake holders to make them stay home and stay safe.
He reminded Nigerians that the COVID-19 pandemic is not a joke but a global pandemic.
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