*The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control discloses the country recorded two related deaths, raising the mortality figure from 2,989 Tuesday to 2,991 Wednesday, December 22

Emmanuel Akosile | 绿帽献妻

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Thursday, December 23, 2021, stated that the West African country recorded a new high of 4,035 new COVID-19 infections in 15 states indicating about 100 percent increase over the 2,123 infections recorded the previuos day.

Lagos State was reported to have maintained its lead on the table with 3,393 cases, up from 1,552 cases it recorded Tuesday, December 21, 2021, and its total as of Wednesday was 89,355 infections.

Other states are Rivers (260), Edo (62), Akwa Ibom (42), Kaduna (39), Ekiti (38) Oyo (38). Delta and Kano recorded 31 new infections each.

Ogun State also recorded 30 new infections, while Abia had 26; Bauchi State had 15; Ondo State had 14; Enugu State had nine, while Kwara had seven new infections.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), published the the figures Thursday, December 23 stated that Nigeria also recorded two related deaths raising the mortality figure from 2,989 Tuesday to 2,991 Wednesday, December 22.

Wednesday鈥檚 4,035 infections took Nigeria鈥檚 tally to 231,413 out of which 211,853 persons were treated and discharged, said .

Nigeria has tested 3,751,696 samples since the virus was announced on Feb. 27, 2020, it added.

绿帽献妻 reports as the festive season approaches, the NCDC in an SMS message, has urged Nigerian consumers to “avoid non-essential travel to prevent the spread of COVID-19.”

It stated: “You could be putting your elderly parents or loved ones at risk. #CelebrateResponsibly.”