Kwara records 27 new cases of COVID-19

By : NAN

Date: 17 January 2021 6:10pm WAT

(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 30, 2020 People attend an advocacy session organised by the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) to inform leaders of various unions who are expected to train fellow members as measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus ahead of the expected gradual easing of the lockdown from next week at Odoguyan in Ikorodu district of Lagos. - The coronavirus is spreading rapidly in Lagos, the economic capital of Nigeria, which is facing a second wave that is "more contagious" and "more deadly" than the previous one, while hospital structures are beginning to be overwhelmed and a large part of its inhabitants are ignoring the recommendations of the authorities. (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP)

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Kwara Government says 27 more people have tested positive to COVID-19, bringing the total confirmed cases in the state to 1,677.

Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor and Spokesman of the Technical Committee on COVID-19, said this in Ilorin on Sunday.

According to him, this brings the total confirmed cases to 1,677 with 1,424 patients discharged and 36 deaths recorded in the state.

“As at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, the number of active cases is now 217, while 1,424 have so far been discharged and 36 deaths recorded,” Ajakaye said in a statement.

Kwara records 27 new cases of COVID-19

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