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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 1,145 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country.
The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Thursday, December 17, 2020.
It said that as of December 17, 2020, 1,145 new confirmed cases and one death were recorded in the country.
The figure was the highest ever number of infections recorded in one day since Nigeria recorded its first case of COVID-19.
There are already fears that the federal government might issue another lockdown order if the cases continue to rise.
The Chairman of the Presidential TaskForce On COVID-19 (PTF) and Secretary to the government of the Federation (SGF) Mr. Boss Mustapha, had had hinted this during briefing on Thursday.
“The report of the PTF will be submitted to the President on Tuesday, 22nd December, 2020. Current realities, however, point to the fact that the course of further opening up of the economy may have to be reviewed,” he said.
He also stated that Nigeria was now in the second wave of the pandemic.
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The latest figure surpassed the 930 cases recorded across the country on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, giving further indication that the country is experiencing a second wave of the virus.
The public health agency sadly recorded one death in the last 24 hours in the country.
The NCDC said that the new infections brought the country’s totals to 76,207 even as it reported one more death.
According to it, the new infections are from 23 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
The NCDC also disclosed that 335 patients have been discharged after testing negative from the virus.
The public health agency stated that Lagos State, the epicentre of the virus in the country, recorded the highest number of infections with 459 cases; FCT, Kaduna, and Plateau confirmed 145, 138 and 80 respectively.
Other states include Katsina-70, Gombe-52, Niger-31, Kano-23, Bayelsa -21, Bauchi-18, Ondo-18, Rivers-17, Ogun-12, Oyo-12, Edo – eight, Nasarawa- eight, Ebonyi- seven, Osun- six, Ekiti- five, Kebbi- five, Borno- four, Jigawa- three, Akwa Ibom- two and Anambra-one.
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The agency noted that till date, 76,207 cases have been confirmed, 67,110 cases have been discharged and 1,201 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
Cumulatively, since the outbreak began in Week 9, there have been 1,197 deaths reported with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 1.6 per cent .
The number of reported deaths in the last one week in states, including FCT, is 17.
In Africa, the count for confirmed COVID-19 cases is 2,379,094 with 56,337 deaths resulting in a case fatality rate of 2.4 per cent.
Globally, the count for confirmed COVID-19 cases is 70,829,855 with 1,605,091 deaths resulting in a case fatality rate of 2.3 per cent.
The agency has conducted about 864,104 tests since the first confirmed case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic was announced.
