Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 550 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the highest number since August 23, when 601 cases was reported.
The country’s highest daily COVID-19 cases was 745, recorded on June 19.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said via its verified Twitter handle that 550 new cases had taken the total number of infections in the country to 70,195.
For six consecutive days, Nigeria has recorded over 300 cases, according to health officials.
Between Thursday and Tuesday, 2, 255 cases were reported, indicating a resurgence in infections after weeks of low numbers.
The agency also said Nigeria recorded one COVID-19-related death, taking the total number of fatalities in the country to 1,182.
The new cases, it said, were recorded in 16 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), with Lagos retaining the highest figure of 219 cases.
Others include FCT -168, Kaduna, 52 cases, Kwara, 19; Kano and Rivers, 15 each; Sokoto, 10; Enugu , 9; and Gombe, 8.
Plateau and Osun recorded 7 each; Anambra and Oyo, 5 each; Jigawa and Ogun, 4 each; Bauchi 2 and Edo, 1.
It noted that 163 patients were discharged across the country after recovering from the disease.
The NCDC said that till date, 70,195 cases had been confirmed, 65,110 cases discharged, and 1,182 deaths recorded in 36 states of the federation and the FCT.
It said that a multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC) activated at Level 3, continued to coordinate the national response activities.
It advised Nigerians to take responsibility and take steps that would help limit the spread of COVID-19 during the Christmas and New Year festivities.
“Limit all non-essential travel especially from high-risk countries.
“Limit person-to-person contact and always wear a face mask,” it advised.
Nigeria has so far tested 817, 913 persons since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was announced on Feb. 27.
