As the more contagious delta variant of the coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads, a total of 505 new cases were recorded on Tuesday in Nigeria.
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control , which made this known via its verified website on Wednesday morning, put the country’s COVID-19 toll at 175,264 as of Tuesday.
The latest NCDC data indicate that Nigeria no doubt is experiencing the third wave of COVID-19 infection as officially confirmed by the Nigerian government. The public health agency said that Lagos State, the country’s epicentre, reported 273 new cases and followed by Rivers with 83.Eight new infections were reported in the FCT, seven in Ekiti; Delta recorded six; Bayelsa had three; Edo two and Niger had one.According to the NCDC website, three deaths were recorded on Tuesday raising the total number of fatalities in the country to 2,163.
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