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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC has confirmed 1,149 cases of COVID-19 in sixteen states across the country.<\/p>\n

The health agency made the revelation on Thursday morning via a post on its verified Facebook page.<\/p>\n

In the latest development, Lagos State, the epicenter of the dreaded disease in Nigeria recorded 680 fresh cases followed by Rivers with 157 infections.<\/p>\n

According to the new update, the country has also recorded seven deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the total fatalities so far to 2,236.<\/p>\n

FG clears air on declaring lockdown in Nigeria over COVID-19 Delta variant<\/p>\n

Since the outbreak of the disease in Nigeria in 2020, Nigeria had recorded 184,593 while 167,738 have been successfully treated.<\/p>\n

DAILY POST reports that the development is coming amid fear of a fresh lockdown due to the third wave of the virus. A similar lockdown kept the entire world at a stand still in 2020.<\/p>\n

However, the Federal Government on Thursday last week allayed the fear of a fresh lockdown, saying that the country was not at a level where another national lockdown will be considered, despite the presence of the Delta variant of COVID-19 in the country.<\/p>\n

COVID-19 third wave: FG, Govs state position on fresh lockdown<\/p>\n

Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, made the clarification while speaking during the weekly ministerial press briefing at the Presidential Villa in the nation\u2019s capital, Abuja.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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