The new statistics, NCDC noted, have raised the country’s total infections to 192,431 and the fatality toll standing at 2,469.
While the World Health Organisation said the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic is ‘stabilizing’ on the continent of Africa, Nigeria was again hard-hit on Tuesday.
A total of 14 deaths and 626 new infections were recorded across nine states and the Federal Capital Territory.
Speaking on Tuesday in Abuja, FCT, the WHO representative in Nigeria, Walter Mulombo, said though, with almost 248,000 cases reported in the past week, Africa was already gaining control over the third wave.
The News Agency of Nigeria had quoted Mr. Mulombo saying, “the trend on the continent was that each new wave struck ‘Africa faster and harder, reaching a higher number of new cases, more rapidly than the previous wave.”
Breakdown
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), with Nigeria’s total active coronavirus cases of 11,203, Lagos on Tuesday recorded the highest share of the day’s tally with 334 cases.
Rivers State ranks second on the log with 134 cases while Oyo, FCT, Osun, and Plateau followed with 60,41,20, and 14 cases respectively.
Also, Ogun State reported nine; Ekiti, seven; Kwara, six, and Benue recorded a single case.
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