Nigeria

COVID-19: Nigeria records outbreak of covid-19 contamination

Nigeria has recorded 505 new cases of Covid-19 infections and three deaths. This comes as the government places at least six states on the red list over a possible surge and fears of a third wave.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says fresh infections were reported in 14 states with Lagos having the highest number of cases.

The highly contagious Delta variant is said to be the cause of this surge.

So far the country has recorded 175,264 cases of infections while the total number of death is now 2,163.

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Meanwhile, doctors in public hospitals are currently on strike over delay in payment of salaries and allowances as the country reopens isolation centres that were previously closed.

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