Although 2021 was not as terrible as 2020 as far as coronavirus is concerned in Nigeria, it remained a major health challenge.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) for instance, said the country had 828 cases on Friday – the last day of the year.
It also reported one COVID-19-related death.
The end-year experience was particularly instructive as some officials in the Presidency experienced it.
Among such are Senior Special Assistant on Media to President Muhammadu Buhari, Garba Sheu; and the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Mohammed Bello, who is currently in isolation.
The disease killed prominent Nigerians such as Mohammed Fawehinmi and Yinka Odumakin in the past year.
On Friday’s experience, the NCDC said that Lagos State, the epicentre of the disease, ranked first on the log with 550 cases.
The agency noted that with the new cases registered , the infection toll from the virus rose to 242,341 while the death toll now stands at 3,031 cases.
It added that 214,296 Nigerians have been successfully treated and discharged nationwide, while over 24,000 people were still down with the virus.
The centre said Oyo State recorded 87 cases while the FCT recorded 69 cases.
Others are Kwara, 31; Akwa Ibom, 22; Bauchi, 19; Ekiti, 16; Delta 11 cases.
The centre said Kaduna State reported 10 cases while Ogun and Anambra reported three cases each.
Plateau and Bayelsa states recorded two cases each and Nasarawa, Katsina and Jigawa states reported one case each.
The NCDC that 3,823,309 people have been tested for the virus
