Nigeria Centre for Diseases Control (NCDC) posted a sharp rise in new cases on Sunday indicating the advent of the third wave of the COVID-19 in the country.
As usual, Lagos, the epicentre, is the hardest hit.
The NCDC figures showed that the nation reported 203 new cases, which is about 80 percent rise from the 123 new cases posted on Saturday.
Of the figure, NCDC says Lagos recorded 186 fresh cases.
This represents 91.6 percent of fresh cases posted on Sunday.
Lagos’ figures also represent a rise from the 70 cases it posted the previous day.
One death was reported on Sunday, putting the overall deaths arising from the pandemic at 2,127.
So far, Nigeria has reported 169,532 confirmed cases, with 164,699 survivors discharged.
The nation still has 2,706 actives cases, with Lagos leading with 2,151 active cases, which represents 79.58 percent.
See Sunday’s figures below
Lagos-186
Edo-4
Oyo-4
Rivers-4
FCT-3
Kwara-2
169,532 confirmed
164,699 discharged
2,127 deaths