Nigeria recorded 168 new cases of COVID-19 and one death on Tuesday, new data by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reveals.
The update took Nigeria’s COVID-19 caseload to 66, 607, keeping the country fifth on the list of African countries most affected by the pandemic, behind Ethiopia, Egypt, Morocco, and South Africa.
The total death toll is now 1, 169 with the one new fatality added to the tally.
The 168 new cases were reported from 10 states – FCT (61), Lagos (50), Kaduna (27), Oyo (12), Rivers (6), Katsina (5), Ogun (3),Kwara (2), Edo (1), Kano (1).
Amid fears of a possible second wave of COVID-19 in the country, the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has advised Nigerians to suspend their Christmas and New Year travels to limit the risk of contracting the virus.
Meanwhile, about 62,311 persons have been discharged from hospitals, after treatment, while over 3, 000 cases remain active in the country.
