Nigeria may soon be hit by the fifth wave of the coronavirus pandemic as the country recorded 1,332 infections and three fatalities between July 16 and 23.
The latest statistics from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC,
shows that Nigeria is experiencing a significant surge in COVID-19 infections across the country with more than 3,000 active cases.
NCDC had hinted at the possibility of a fifth wave before the 2022 Eid- el-Kabir celebrations, urging Nigerians to adhere to recommended public health safety measures amidst the rising cases of infection in the country.
The latest NCDC data shows that the new cases have raised Nigeria’s infection toll to 260,339.
The data also revealed that the fatality toll now stands at 3,147, as a
backlog of two deaths were reported for July 7 and another case reported
on July 23.
