Kwara records 21 new COVID-19 cases

Date: 2020-07-16

Kwara State has recorded 21 more COVID-19 cases, while one patient who tested negative twice has been discharged.

Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor and Spokesman of the Technical Committee on COVID-19, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Ilorin.

According to him, this brings to 422 the total number of confirmed cases, with 180 patients discharged and 14 deaths.

"As at 10:00 p.m on Tuesday, the number of active cases is 228 and 180 patients had so far been discharged and 14 deaths recorded," said Ajakaye.

(NAN)

Recent Posts.

NUT Kwara Appeals to Governor AbdulRazaq to Approve 27.5% and 21% Teachers' Allowances

Kwara Government Affirms Confidence in Agro-Industrial Zones Project Viability

Kwara Launches 2025 Integrated Health Outreach to Reach All 193 Wards

Babanla Monarch Denies Arrest Over Banditry Allegations, Blames Malicious Rumours

Okolowo Residents Appeal for Speed Breakers or Pedestrian Bridge to Curb Fatal Accidents

Emir of Ilorin Leads Special Prayer for National Peace and Security

NSCDC Commandant Urges Public-Private Collaboration to Tackle Rising Insecurity in Kwara

Experts Warn Illegal Charcoal Production Threatens Shea Trees Ahead of Kwara's Mega Factory Launch

KWEPA and Kwara Poly Sign Landmark MoU for ND in Environmental Health Programme

Kwara Govt, MTN Foundation, UNODC and NDLEA Kick Off Anti-Drug School Programme

Kwara Lawmakers Flag Risks of Unregulated Sperm and Egg Donation

Group Blame NiMet Forecast for Major Crop Failure in Kwara Communities

ABS FC Appoints Yusuf Salihu as Head Coach for 2025-26 NNL Season

Top Posts

UNILORIN Opens Post-UTME Portal for 2025/2026 Admission Screening

OPINION: UNILORIN: The making of a Centre of Academic Excellence, Bastion of Community Service. By Kunle Akogun and Arowona Abdulazeez

OPINION: Sheikh Kamaludeen: 14 years after the demise of a great son of Ilorin. By Abubakar Imam

Army Orders Farmers to Evacuate Park Amid Escalating Bandit Attacks in Kwara

OPINION: Ghalib Chambers @30: Yusuf Ali Electrifies Kwara By Akogun

AbdulRazaq's Proven Strategy Against Rural Poverty-Kwara's Rise Amid the World Bank 75.5% Challenge By Afees Abolore Alabi

A Sardauna's Path in Kwara by Rafiu Ajakaye

Kwara Government Reaffirms Commitment to Timely Prosecutions and Legal Defence

Book Immortalizing Sheikh AbdulRaheem Ameenullahi Presented at Muhammad Kamaldeen University

Legislative Aide Funds WAEC Fees and Tuition for Isapa Schoolchildren in Kwara

NDLEA To Establish Offices In 774 LGAs

Kwara TESCOM Shortlists 5,928 Applicants for Teacher Recruitment Interviews

Dr. Alimi Abdulrazaq Joins Elite Body of Benchers, Continuing Family Legal Legacy

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Idris Garba Sulu Babaita Isiaka Ahmed Dankaya Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye Timothy Akangbe Olateju Lukman Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa Yahaya Seriki Gambari Col. Adedipe Olukotun Of Ikotun Shehu Salau Kubra Kazum Kayode Zubair Muhammad Fawaz Abubakar Onilorin Of Ilorin Towoju Baruten Abdulazeez Arowona Moji Makanjuola ER-KANG Mining NTA Ilorin Halimat Yusuf Oyin-Zubair JUSUN Wale Oladepo Barakat Community Secondary School KSIRS Yakubu Gobir Alore Abdulsalam Firdaous Amosa Iyabo Adewuyi BECE Ganiyu Taofiq Moro Adedayo Yusuf Abdulkareem Apaokagi CACOVID Palliatives David Oyedepo Bukola Ajikobi N-Power Isapa Onilu Kayode Oyin-Zubair GANZY Aishat Mohammed Lawal Ita-Ore Ishak Mohammed Sabi Mohammed Alabi Lawal Mohammed Kamaludeen Kanu Agabi Unilorin ITP Ahmad Ali Overland Asa Sulyman Tejidini Adebara Centre For Peace And Strategic Studies Abdulkarim Adisa Mahmud Ayinla Giwa Mustapha Olanipekun Tayo Alao Kwara Metro Park Busari Toyin Isiaka Seni Saraki SWAN Waziri Yakubu Gobir Ayinde Oyepitan Madawaki Of Ilorin Omoniyi Ayinla Imam Gambari John Kehinde Salako Sabo-Oke Victor Gbenga Yusuf Adamu Jemilat-Baki Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations Turaki