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Two days after the confirmation of the ‘most transmissible’ delta variant of the coronavirus disease in Nigeria, cases are now consistently on therise again in the country.

According to the statistics released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the country reported 110 cases on Wednesday, 145 on Thursday, and on Friday, 186 cases were reported.

Public health experts are afraid that the delta variant, which was first identified in India in March, could trigger dramatic rises in cases and deaths in Nigeria.

The NCDC described the new development as worrisome.

In an update on its Facebook page Friday night, the centre said Friday’s infection figure raised the total number of cases in the country to 168,442.

Meanwhile, the death toll remains 2,122 as no new fatality was recorded on Friday.

Specifics
The new cases on Friday were recorded in three states with Lagos State topping the chart by reporting 175 out of the new 186 cases.
Rivers and Gombe States also reported eight and three cases respectively.

Meanwhile, the NCDC data shows that a total of 164,323 recoveries have been made across the country so far while 1,897 cases are said to be active.

Nigeria has tested 2,331,734 samples for COVID-19 out of the country’s roughly 200 million population.

Delta Variant
The delta variant has been described by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as the ‘most transmissible variant.’

According to the global body, the variant is
responsible for the spike in about 98 countries across the world.

Also known as B.1.617.2, the Delta variant has been linked to 90 per cent of the rise in cases in the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States of America (USA).

It is believed that the variant is somewhat more resistant to COVID-19 vaccines , and may also be associated with a greater risk of hospitalisation .

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/472744-covid-19-infections-rise-in-nigeria-after-delta-variant-emerges.html

Quite a number of people are having malaria/typhoid and fever now due to the weather I think.. let's not confuse that with covid.

Esseite:
Quite a number of people are having malaria/typhoid and fever now due to the weather I think.. let's not confuse that with covid.

Covid is real and on the rise but as Nigerians that we are we would rather believe it's jus malaria and typhoid and the govt is comfortable with it becos no need for a lockdown. We lost a family friend who was treating malaria and typhoid for a couple of months now not knowing the infection had affected her liver...

Nbotee:
Covid is real and on the rise but as Nigerians that we are we would rather believe it's jus malaria and typhoid and the govt is comfortable with it becos no need for a lockdown. We lost a family friend who was treating malaria and typhoid for a couple of months now not knowing the infection had affected her liver...

But covid has it's very significant symptoms, which cannot be confused for malaria and typhoid most especially the gasping for breath..

So sorry for your loss..

Esseite:
But covid has it's very significant symptoms, which cannot be confused for malaria and typhoid most especially the gasping for breath..

So sorry for your loss..

Most Nigerians would rather pray it away or attribute those symptoms to something else since majority still term it a scamdemic. When the family kept treating malaria and typhoid for close to a month, I jus suspected it was a covid case and even told dem so....

Follow the real COVID news on these websites

https://virus-hoax.com/

https://stateofthenation.co/

These guys trusted the system......... but.........

https://www.vaxlonghaulers.com/