As the country gradually settles into what the presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19 describes as similar to a second wave of infections, Nigeria’s fatality toll recorded another rise with six new deaths confirmed on Monday.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed the new deaths in its update for December 21, 2020.
With the Monday figure, the country has recorded 30 deaths within the past one week.
Although the number of new cases dropped to its lowest in the past week with 356 positive samples confirmed on Monday, Nigeria has recorded more than 5,000 fresh infections within the past seven days.
The country also recorded its highest single-day count on December 17 with 1,145 new positive samples.
However, the number of recoveries also decreased significantly over the past 24 hours with 180 people discharged on Monday – 59 patients were confirmed to have recovered in Lagos.
Out of 78,790 cases now confirmed across the country, 68,483 recoveries and 1,227 deaths have been recorded, while 9,080 are still active cases.
