Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 300 new cases on Sunday, November 8, making it the country’s highest single-day toll since August 24.
255 infections of the new toll was recorded in Nigeria’s COVID-19 epicenter, Lagos State. This comes 24 hours after the state recorded no new case of the virus.
Other states with new COVID-19 cases include FCT-27; Oyo-10; Kaduna-5; Ondo-2 and Kano-1.
300 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-255
FCT-27
Oyo-10
Kaduna-5
Ondo-2
Kano-164,090 confirmed
59,910 discharged
1,154 deaths pic.twitter.com/ILq1YuzG5d— NCDC (@NCDCgov) November 8, 2020
Today’s report from Lagos State includes updated cases recorded over the course of the last two days.
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via: https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/J1ZA6sFu2i
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) November 8, 2020
Nigeria now has over 64,000 COVID-19 cases as 300 new infections in 6 states take the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 64,090.
There are 26 COVID-19 patients discharged across Nigeria in the last 24 hours with 59,910 as the total number of successfully treated cases in the country.
No new Covid-19 death has been reported in Nigeria as the national death toll remains 1,154 for the fourth consecutive day.
The new toll has now raised concerns about the possibility of a second wave of infections in Nigeria, as warned by the health agency.
It would be recalled that on November 1, Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, warned that the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic was imminent due to continuous disregard of all safety protocols.
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Ehanire raised the alarm during a virtual Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Guild of Medical Directors in Lagos State with the theme ‘Post-COVID-19 Era: Economics and Healthcare Delivery in Nigeria’.
He expressed that the second wave being experienced in Europe and America should serve as a note of warning to Nigerians.
According to him, the reopening of schools, the #EndSARS protest, and many other factors could cause a second wave, advising Nigerians to be cautious and safety conscious.
