Rivers state recorded 30 new cases of covid-19 yesterday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 3,602 with, 3,234 discharged and 64 deaths.
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), made this known on its twitter handle, during its daily update of covid-19 in the country.
In total, Nigeria recorded 1195 new cases. Lagos recorded the highest number of cases with – (654), FCT (200), Plateau (60), Kaduna (54), Kano (40), Rivers (30), Edo (28), Nasarawa (25), Kebbi (19), Bauchi (18), Oyo (13), Akwa Ibom (12), Bayelsa (11), Ogun (11), Delta (9), Abia (8) Benue(5), Imo (3), Borno (2), Sokoto (1) and Osun (1)
This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 91,351 with 75,699 recovered patients, and 1,318 deaths.
The NCDC has said that employers & business owners have a responsibility to ensure: Employees & customers wear a face mask, provision of hand-washing facilities, limit the number of people in office spaces per time, offices are well ventilated and regular disinfection of frequently touched surfaces.