NCDC Presents COVID-19 2020 Performance, Budget For 2021 To Lawmakers As More Cases Emerge

The Nigeria centre for Disease Control NCDC has presented it’s performance in the year 2020 to Senate Committee on primary health in Abuja.

The Agency also made it’s presentation of it’s budgeting for the coming year 2021.

The DG Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu made this known in a tweet saying the agency has made great progress in its public health duties.

Today, we presented @NCDCgov 2020 budget performance & 2021 proposal to @NGRSenate Committee on Primary Healthcare & Communicable Diseases

We’ve made progress with our #COVID19 public health response & need substantial & stable funding for sustainable health security capacity pic.twitter.com/Vjcdd7q8tH

— Chikwe Ihekweazu (@Chikwe_I) November 12, 2020

In the meantime the NCDC has reported 212 new cases of coronavirus in the country bringing the total number of cases to 64,728.

Lagos State had the highest number of cases with 71 infections while imo and Plateau states has 26 cases each.

Ondo has 17, Kaduna 14, Rivers and Oyo States both have 9 cases each among other states.

212 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-71
Imo-26
Plateau-26
FCT-19
Ondo-17
Kaduna-14
Rivers-9
Oyo-9
Katsina-6
Osun-4
Bauchi-2
Ekiti-2-
Nasarawa-2
Ogun-2
Kano-1
Kwara-1
Taraba-1

64,728 confirmed
60,790 discharged
1,162 deaths pic.twitter.com/1evegK9VhL

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) November 12, 2020

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