Anxiety as Nigeria records 42 new COVID-19 cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 42 new cases of COVID-19 in the country in two weeks.

The cases were recorded in Lagos, Edo, Kano, Nasarawa, Kaduna, Plateau states, and the Federal Capital Territory.

The 42 new cases brought the nation’s confirmed COVID-19 infections to 266,492, according to the NCDC.

The PUNCH reports that the cases were recorded from December 31, 2022, to January 13, 2023.

The agency told our correspondent that “From December 31, 2022, to January 6, 2023, 13 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria.

“The 13 new cases are reported from two states – Lagos (12) and Edo (one).”

The NCDC also said from January 7 to January 13, 2023, 29 new confirmed cases were recorded in the country. Punch