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COVID-19: Nigeria records 13 cases of variant found in UK – NCDC
The B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant was first detected in the United Kingdom and has since spread to other parts of the ...
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The B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant was first detected in the United Kingdom and has since spread to other parts of the ...
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With the latest figure, the total infections in the country has increased to over 82,747.
Active cases in Nigeria have risen from about 3,000 some weeks ago to over 10,000.
On Wednesday, 1,133 new COVID-19 cases were found in Nigeria, the second-highest daily tally ever.
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The second wave of COVID-19, essentially of a new strain, has begun hitting some countries, including Nigeria
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The new variant was detected in the UK in September and dubbed “lineage B.1.1.7.”