COVID-19: Nigeria records lowest daily figure in almost four months on Sunday

Nigeria on Sunday recorded the country’s lowest daily coronavirus in almost four months as the total cases recorded for the day stood at 138.

This is according to an update by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday night.

The latest daily figure, which brings the total number of infections in the West African nation to 53, 865, means that in the past one week, cases have fallen below 300.

The data also suggested that Africa’s most populous nation may be flattening the COVID-19 pandemic curve, although experts warns it might be too early to celebrate.

A weekly review of official data showed that a total of 1, 822 cases were recorded last week.

The last time Nigeria recorded a lower weekly figure was the 1,470 cases recorded in the week between May 10 and May 16, according to NCDC data.

The daily figure recorded on Friday and Sunday – 160 and 138 respectively – were the lowest tally since early May and late April.

The country has also improved a bit in its testing regime. More than 400, 000 of Nigeria’s 200 million people have been tested thus far.

The new cases, according to the NCDC, were found in the following 14 states: Plateau (55), Lagos (15), Ebonyi (11), Oyo (11), Abia (8), Anambra (7), FCT (7), Rivers (7), Kaduna (6), Ondo (5), Kwara (3), Bauchi (1), Benue (1), Edo (1).

For the fifth consecutive day, Plateau has had the highest number of new cases with 55 infections on Thursday. Lagos and Ebonyi followed with 15 and 11 cases respectively.