…a drop from the average figure since the wake of the second wave of the pandemic.
Nigeria on Sunday recorded its lowest single-day count of the coronavirus disease in two months with a relatively low count of 240 new cases of COVID-19 according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
The NCDC released the data in its update for February 28, 2021, via its Twitter handle Sunday night.
On Saturday, the country recorded 341 cases Saturday — a drop from the average figure since the wake of the second wave of the pandemic.
The confirmed new infections were reported in 12 states and Abuja, the federal capital territory (FCT).
According to the NCDC latest data, Anambra recorded 85 fresh infections to top the list, while Lagos, the epicentre of the disease in Nigeria, recorded 82 cases.
Osun had 17 new cases while Ogun had 10.
Two fatalities were recorded, bringing the total death toll to 1,907.
Also, 512 persons were said to have recovered from the infection, and Lagos accounted for 170 community recoveries.
The total recoveries so far now put at 133,768.
Nigeria has so far recorded 155,657 COVID-19 cases.
