The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, has announced that about 731 batch B members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), have tested positive for the dreaded COVID-19.
Chairman of the Taskforce, Boss Mustapha made this known during a media briefing on the virus today, in Abuja.
“It is on record that cases were recorded from corps members from every state of the federation. There is also a rising rate of infections among healthcare workers and this calls for the escalation of surveillance,” he said
“In Africa, Nigeria has joined South Africa in reporting the highest daily infection cases,” he added.
Mustapha stated that the PTF conducted the tests using RDTs. He said out of the 35,419 in Batch B, 731 tested positive compared to the 108 recorded in Batch A, few weeks ago.
