On Wednesday, Nigeria recorded an additional fatality from the coronavirus pandemic and 52 infections across six states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory ., disclosed this on its Facebook page late Wednesday night, noting that the country’s fatality toll from the disease now stands at 2,978.
It also noted that 207,312 people have been treated and discharged nationwide since the outbreak of the pandemic almost two years ago. The centre, however, failed to specify if the new Omicron variant was among the latest infections recorded in the country.The breakdown of the COVID-19 data revealed that Lagos, the epicentre of the disease, reported 29 cases.
The FCT followed on the log with 12 cases, while Kaduna and Bauchi States reported four and three cases respectively. Kano State also reported two cases, while Ogun and Oyo States in the South-west reported a single case each.Nigeria on Wednesday joined the growing number of countries that have recorded the first cases of the Omicron variant also known as B.1.1.529 lineage.announced this in a statement signed by the Director-General, Ifedayo Adetifa, on Wednesday morning.It later clarified that three cases were confirmed and not two.
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