The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday recorded 747 fresh cases of COVID-19 infections as the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic continued to ravage Nigeria. The health agency which revealed this on its verified website on Thursday morning stated that the 747 new cases were the highest in any single day in the last five months, with four COVID-19 related deaths recorded. NCDC said the new infection figure has raised Nigeria’s total infection number to 176,011 while the fatality toll now stands at 2,167. It disclosed that Lagos state, the epicentre of COVID-19 in Nigeria, recorded 488 followed by Akwa Ibom with 121 cases, Oyo 29, rivers 25, and Ogun 15. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Kaduna recorded 13 each; Kwara 11; Ekiti and Osun reported 10 each; Edo had six, Abia had three, Anambra recorded two and Plateau had a single case.
The latest surge in infections and the fatality rate has become of particular concern to health experts and government officials.
The health agency stated that 87 patients, who recovered from the virus, have been discharged from various isolation centres in the country.
It added that till date 165,208 recoveries have been recorded nationwide.
