COVID-19: Oyo spent N2.7 billion on fight against coronavirus
The state’s COVID-19 Task Force, which gave the account through the Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Akinola Ojo, said that the amount was spent on setting up of treatment and isolation centres, procurement of palliatives and seedlings for a section of the residents and farmers as well as on procurement of ambulances and the security of the state’s borders, among others.
He added that N321 million was expended on procurement of ambulances for the Ministry of Health, while the state has also expended N614 million so far on the procurement of reagents, body kits, drugs and other items for testing and treatment of patients.“In terms of the cost of treatment, if you remember when I gave the breakdown, I said we spent N614 million on other items, which were consumables, such as reagents and body kits and others for patients,” he said.
Other donations according to him included the N250 million in cash and medical equipment received from CACOVID and donations of medical equipment from corporate organisations, groups and individuals.
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