While Nigeria continues to fight an unknown disease, suspected to be yellow fever, the number of daily coronavirus cases continues to rise.
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the West African country recorded 236 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of infected people to 65,693.
According to the NCDC, the last time Nigeria recorded a death from the coronavirus was last Friday when one patient died, taking the tally to 1,163.
The 236 new coronavirus cases were reported in 14 states, including Lagos 142; Ogun 19; Kaduna 15; Federal Capital Territory 14; Imo 14; Rivers 14; Plateau 6; Katsina 3; Ekiti 2; Jigawa 2; Oyo 2; Cross River 1; Kano 1 and Taraba 1.
We must continue to observe basic public health and safety measures to reduce the spread of the epidemic. We cannot ignore the epidemic like the United States, because the epidemic will have a devastating effect on a large number of people.