After Nigerians erroneously began to feel that the pandemic was gradually fading with the reopening of worship centres, a fresh jolt hit the country on Saturday as 601 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
Lagos, the country’s COVID-19 epicentre, reported the highest number of cases with 404, a number it hasn’t recorded in a while. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) also posted 37 new infections.
The NCDC reported one new death on Saturday, bringing the country’s death toll to 997; confirmed cases rose to 51,905, out of which 38,767 patients have recovered.
“601 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-404 FCT-37 Oyo-19 Ondo-14 Abia-13 Enugu-13 Kaduna-13 Edo-12 Kano-12 Kwara-11 Ebonyi-10 Nasarawa-7 Ogun-6 Osun-5 Delta-5 Niger-5 Plateau-4 Bayelsa-4 Katsina-3 Ekiti-2 Imo-2 51,905 confirmed 38,767 discharged 997 deaths.”