Nigeria confirms almost 1,000 coronavirus cases in five days

Nigeria confirmed 973 COVID-19 cases in five days, as Chinese authorities reputed a planned relaunch into the origin of the deadly disease.

Figures released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) showed that the country recorded one of its highest number of cases in months on Wednesday – 238.

A closer look at figures also indicated that on Thursday, there were 184 infections in Nigeria with Lagos leading the way. The country’s commercial centre had 124 cases.

On Tuesday, there were 206; Monday’s number was 146 while 203 contracted COVID-19 on Sunday.

As of the time of Friday morning, there are 170,306 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 164,772 recoveries, and 2,130 deaths in Nigeria.