COVID-19: Nigeria records 29 deaths in four days as infections spread

The development, according to health experts, is putting more pressure on the country's already overstretched health facilities.

Nigeria on Thursday recorded 11 additional deaths from COVID-19, raising the total death toll in four days to 29.Nigerian Centre for Disease Control According to the update, the new infection figure has raised Nigeria’s total infections to 176,577 while the fatality toll now stands at 2,178.The development, according to health experts, is putting more pressure on the country’s already overstretched health facilities.

The doctors’ strike entered its fifth day Thursday with its biting consequences taking a toll on Nigerians. Meanwhile, the coronavirus active cases in Nigeria have jumped to 9,066 as of Thursday, according to NCDC data.According to the NCDC, 11 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory contributed to the total infections recorded on Thursday.

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