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Nigeria Records 2 COVID-19 Deaths, 150 New Cases, as Buhari Cautions Against Second Wave of Infection

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Nigeria recorded 150 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths today, just as President Muhammadu Buhari warned citizens against complacency which could result in a second wave of the deadly infection.

The President gave the warning via his verified Twitter handle, noting that the country’s economy could not withstand another lockdown.

Buhari tweeted, “Looking at the trends in the other countries, we must do all we can to avert a second wave of Covid-19 in Nigeria. We must make sure that our cases, which have gone down, do not rise again. Our economy is too fragile to bear another round of lockdown.”

Till date, 62,521 cases have been confirmed, 58,249 cases have been discharged and 1,141 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, according to the latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

Today’s 150 cases were reported from nine states with Lagos leading with 89.

Others are, Rivers (19), Ogun (11), Bayelsa (9), Kaduna (8), Plateau (8), Taraba (3), Osun (2) and Delta (1).

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