Covid19
Delta Tops As Nigeria Hits New COVID-19 Daily Peak
Shock, Nigeria Opens Up As COVID-19 Spreads
By GWG Staff
Nigeria opened the new month and the second half of the year with a new peak of 790 new cases of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC reported.
The incident in 20 states and the FCT saw Delta State with 166 cases with the highest number of cases, pushing Lagos to the second position. Enugu, FCT and Edo had 66, 65 and 60 cases respectively.
The new cases brought the total number of cases of the disease to 26, 484.
13 mortalities brought the total number of deaths to 603 the NCDC reported in its daily tweet.
Meanwhile, the NCDC said it has introduced an lIVR Self-Assessment Tool.
It said that Nigerians could use the opportunity to complete a COVID-19 self-assessment by dialing 01-700-6232 for an automated call-back if they suspect that them or a loved one may have been exposed to the virus.
Also, the country’s daily testing exceed 4,000 for the first time in 125 days,the NCDC exceeded its target and set a record on its daily tests to 4, 205 as at June 30.
The new peak is coming as Nigeria ironically continues to open up the country and by that increasing the prospect of community spread of the disease.
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