The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control's analysis of COVID-19 cases found a 324 percent increase in the number of COVID-19 cases recorded in the country within one month.
Between May 12, 2022 and June 12, 2022, 568 instances were reported in the country.
However, between June 13, 2022 and July 12, 2022, 2,407 instances were reported, resulting in a 323.76 percent increase in the number of positive cases.
According to one online source, the rise coincides with warnings of a possible fifth wave of the epidemic.
In a public health advice issued before of the Salah break, the NCDC warned Nigerians of the likelihood of a fifth wave of the pandemic.
“As we celebrate, we urge Nigerians to prevent the outset of a full-fledged fifth COVID-19 wave by remaining mindful of the high risk of spread of COVID-19 and acting in tandem by adhering to recommended public health safety measures.”, the NCDC had said in its advisory.
Since the start of the epidemic in 2020, a total of 258,874 positive cases have been confirmed in Nigeria. While 250,456 people have been released, 3,144 people have died.
Cases of COVID-19 have continued to rise in several parts of the world.
COVID limits may be reinstated in the United Kingdom, for example, if an increase in cases has an impact on the National Health Scheme.
This comes as official UK data revealed that 2.7 million persons in private households had COVID-19 in the previous week, up 18% from 2.3 million the previous week.
However, specialists in Nigeria believe that the country's electoral and rainy seasons will enable the coronavirus grow.
