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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Monday stated that Nigeria has entered the fourth wave of coronavirus disease following a 500 per cent increase in the number of cases in the past two weeks.
This is as the disease control centre also advised Nigerians to take caution during the Yuletide season.
The NCDC disclosed this in a statement signed by the Director-General, Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, and made available to journalists on Monday evening.
The statement read, “Nigeria has recorded a 500% increase in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks across the country caused by the Delta and Omicron variants. As of 19th December 2021, a total of 223,887 cases and 2985 deaths have been recorded in Nigeria across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.