COVID-19 did not look kindly on Nigeria on Christmas Day as it hit 1,305 persons and took 21 lives.
Sixteen of the lives lost were recorded in Imo.
The 21 deaths recorded on Christmas Day increased Nigeria’s death toll to the virus to 3,014 from the 2,993 level of Friday.
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The virus hit densely-populated Lagos State hardest as 705 persons went under its hammer while the world was celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.
The virus was not as successful in the state on Christmas Day as it was on Christmas Eve when it hit 833 persons, showing a decrease of 128 cases.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) stated on Sunday that Oyo State had 234 infections on Christmas Day, Ondo State had 88 infections, and Kaduna State had 79 cases, while Rivers had 78 infections.
It added that Ogun State had 30 infections, Anambra had 25, Kano State had 24, and Enugu…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
