COVID-19: 3rd wave hits harder as Nigeria records highest daily infection in six months

The latest surge in infections and the fatality rate is of particular concern to health experts and government officials

The third wave of the coronavirus pandemic has continued to ravage Nigeria as the country on Wednesday recorded four new deaths and 747 cases, ranking the highest daily infection figure in more than six months., the new infection figure has raised Nigeria’s total infection number to 176,011 while the fatality toll now stands at 2,167.

The doctors’ strike entered its fourth day Thursday with its biting consequences taking a toll on Nigerians. According to the NCDC, Wednesday’s statistics was a total of what was reported across 13 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. Rivers, another South-southern Nigerian state, recorded 25 cases on Wednesday to rank fourth while Ogun State in the South-west reported 15 new cases.

Meanwhile, according to the NCDC data, of the over 176,000 total cases, 165,208 people have recovered and been discharged from hospitals across the country.

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