After more than two weeks of increasing fatality figures from the coronavirus pandemic and rising fresh cases, Nigeria on Sunday reported only a death and less than 200 cases.

The advancement on Sunday is an alleviation from the apparent defenselessness of Nigeria’s medical services framework over the repulsive emergency.

The circumstance might have been confounded by the delayed strike by clinical specialists under the umbrella of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) which entered its seventh week on Monday.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday confirmed a death from the pandemic in the country, noting that Nigeria’s fatality toll now stands at 2,655.

The NCDC disclosed this in an update on its Facebook page late Sunday night, adding that 168 new cases were recorded across 10 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT).

The disease center also noted that the total infections in the country on Sunday rose to 201,798.

It also noted that a total of 190,563 Nigerians have been discharged nationwide, while 8,580 are currently down with the illness.

A breakdown of the NCDC data shows that Lagos State reported 75 new cases, followed by Abia State in the South-east with 26 cases while Niger State in the North-central recorded 20.

The FCT recorded 15 cases to rank fourth on the log as another North-central state, Benue, closely followed with eight cases.

Like Benue, Ogun State in the South-west also recorded eight cases while its regional counterparts of Osun and Ondo States reported seven and two cases respectively.

Also, Edo State in the South-south recorded three cases while the duo of Kaduna and Kano in the North-west recorded two cases each.