Covid-19 infection rate in Nigeria remains on an upward trend as the country recorded 167 cases of fresh infections on Monday, a triple jump over the 55 reported on Sunday.
The NCDC did not offer any explanation for the explosion, with Lagos recording 133 cases, about 80 per cent.
There was no death recorded for the second day running. Thus the national death toll remained at 2,980.
The latest update indicates that 3 confirmed cases were reported for Kaduna state for 5th December 2021, 3 confirmed cases reported for Abia State, 1 confirmed case for Delta State and 10 discharged cases reported for Kaduna State.
The agency also gave the breakdown of cases for Monday:
Lagos-113
FCT-22
Plateau-16
Kano-4
Abia-3
Kaduna-3
Rivers-3
Bauchi-2
Delta-1
214,789 confirmed
207,478 discharged
2,980 deaths
