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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has expressed dismay at the rising number of new COVID-19 infections being recorded in the country.
This is coming as Nigeria on Thursday recorded 675 new infections.
The NCDC Director General, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, spoke in Abuja at a briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.
“The numbers are not looking good and we need to take this very seriously as we plan for the end of the year,” he said.
Ihekweazu also reported that there was inadequate testing for COVID-19 in some states, making it difficult to understand the burden of the disease for effective response.
He listed the states not doing adequate testing as Cross River, Jigawa, Kogi, Osun, Ebonyi, Adamawa and Zamfara.
“It’s important to test, to manage the outbreak and plan for vaccination,” he said.
He also noted that the FCT, Lagos and Kaduna currently had the highest cases so far.
Ahead of the festive season, Ihekweazu urged Nigerians to maintain the COVID-19 protocols and avoid mass gatherings.
“The numbers are not looking good and we need to take this very seriously as we plan for the end of the year,” he said.
(NAN)
