*1,305 new infections confirmed
Nigeria on Saturday recorded 21 deaths from COVID19.
The deaths which were about the highest in the last one week occurred on Christmas day along with 1,305 newly confirmed cases of COVID19.
An update on COVID19 posted by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on it’s website on Sunday said that 1,305 new confirmed cases and 21 deaths were recorded in Nigeria on December 25, 2021.
It said: “Till date 236,014 cases have been confirmed, 212,357 cases have been discharged and 3,014 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory”.
NCDC said the 1,305 new cases were reported from 14 States – Lagos (705), Oyo (234), Ondo (88), Kaduna (79), Rivers (78), Ogun
