Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 459 people tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday.
The latest positive samples of COVID-19 were recorded in 18 states and the federal capital territory (FCT), according to the agency’s update for September 5, 2021.
Lagos, the hardest-hit state by the pandemic, topped the COVID-19 infection chart with 185 new cases, followed by Abia and Oyo with 38 positive samples each.
Other states that recorded new infections include Akwa Ibom (33), Cross River (33), Osun (24), Ekiti (23), Benue (15), Kwara (14), Kano (12), Delta (10), FCT (10), Edo (9), Kaduna (5), Ogun (3), Katsina (2), Nasarawa (2), Rivers (2), and Bayelsa (1).
Also, NCDC on Sunday confirmed that 30 persons died of COVID-19 complications, raising the country’s fatality toll to 2,552.
The agency, however, said the deaths reported include a backlog of 23 deaths from Lagos state for September 3.
According to the NCDC, 2,066 new recoveries were recorded across the country in the past 24 hours.
A total of 195,511 COVID-19 cases have now been confirmed — out of which 184,529 persons have been discharged.
In other news, Lagos state government says it is considering getting COVID-19 vaccines from other sources in a bid to speed up vaccination.
Akin Abayomi, the commissioner of health, said the state is considering vaccinating its entire population in order to achieve herd immunity and prevent the emergence of new strains of the virus.
He explained;
While the first national target of vaccination is 60 percent, we in Lagos are looking for vaccines to create full coverage that will be safe. We’re looking for avenues and activities to speed this up; donor partners, private sector, through advocacy because it appears that this virus is not going away anytime soon.
Meanwhile, Japan will issue digital COVID-19 vaccination certificates starting in December, according to Nikkei newspaper.
The digital certificate will be processed via a smartphone app by scanning a QR code. The code will then provide vaccination information.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and cabinet members will attend a digital society promotion conference on today, Monday to officially approve the digital vaccine certificate which was launched on September 1.
