Nigeria has experienced a significant decrease in confirmed COVID-19 cases in the last three weeks, according to data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
The Nation’s investigation revealed that in the last three weeks, COVID-19 cases decreased by 52.6 per cent, while the number of deaths also dropped by 26.9 per cent.
However, hospitalisation increased by 21.5 per cent.
Also, in four weeks, COVID-19 testing across states in the country has steadily dropped by 13.9 per cent.
As at the time of this report, NCDC data as of January 21, showed that the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria was 251,930, the number of discharges was 225,906, while the number of deaths reported was 3,124.
Meanwhile, no fewer than 74,799 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the United Kingdom (UK) during the last 24-hour reporting period, marking a 15% week-on-week drop.
Figures also show 75 more people had died within 28 days of testing positive for coronavirus, bringing the total death toll to 153,862.
