The new cases of the covid-19 disease surged to 1,249 between 1st July and 13th July 2021, with Lagos State being the epicenter of the spread.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the agency spearheading the fight against the pandemic, announced 154 new cases in its daily update late Tuesday.
Lagos State recorded 119 cases on Tuesday, representing 77% of the total cases recorded in the day while Akwa Ibom followed with 11 more persons contracting the disease.
Six more states recorded new cases. Rivers had six, Oyo reported five more infections, Ekiti – 4, Ogun – 4, FCT – 2, Gombe – 2, and Kwara – 1.
The new cases take the total tally in the country to 168,867 cases with the number of active cases surging to 2,119 patients.
Meanwhile, a statement by the World Health Organization regional office in Africa disclosed that the continent is currently facing its third wave of the covid-19 pandemic with a resurgence in 12 African countries.