Nigeria on Saturday recorded 1,598 COVID-19 cases and seven new deaths which raised the number to 1,420 across the country according to an update by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
With 1,598 new cases, the total tally of coronavirus infections increased to 108,943.
Cases have been on the rise as the fast-spreading second wave of the coronavirus continues to make its presence felt.
One in every six persons (16 per cent) tested for COVID-19 in Nigeria in the past two weeks, tested positive.
On Friday, barely a day after Nigeria announced its worst day of the pandemic with 23 lives lost, a total of 1, 867 new infections were found in 23 states across the country – the highest daily infection toll ever.
With the recent surge in coronavirus cases feeding through into fatalities, Nigeria has been having a consistent spike in deaths from the disease.
In the past 27 days, there have been over 200 fatalities as a result of COVID-19 complications in Nigeria.
Active cases in the country rose sharply from about 3,000 about two months ago to over 20, 000 due to a rise in new infections.
