The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has stated that the country has fully entered the third wave of the pandemic as it recorded 11 fatalities, 444 new cases and 32 Delta Variant Cases confirmed in Akwa Ibom, Lagos, Cross River, Oyo states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This has taken the death toll in the country to 2,160. The Director-General of the NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, made the disclosure about the B.1.617.2. (Delta) variant during the resumed briefing of the Presidential Steering Committee on Monday in Abuja.
According to Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Nineteen of the cases were reported in Akwa Ibom State and at least one case in Lagos, Cross River, and Oyo states as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Also, NCDC updated its Facebook page Monday night reporting that the pandemic has killed 11 people in Lagos in a single day, with 275 fresh cases reported across the state. The agency however stated that the 11 deaths in Lagos were reported on July 31, 2021.
The number of newly reported 444 cases represents a rise from the 407 cases posted on Sunday, putting the nation at 174,759, with 165,037 recoveries reported so far.
See figures below
Lagos-275
Rivers-63
Akwa Ibom-62
Gombe-22
Ogun-8
FCT-4
Edo-3
Imo-2
Kano-1
Nasarawa-1
Sokoto-1
Jigawa-1
Ebonyi-1
174,759 confirmed
165,037 discharged
2,160 deaths
