The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that more than 4,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases have been recorded across the country in 24 hours.
The NCDC stated that the Omicron variant is responsible for the recent spike in COVID-19 cases across the country.
The epidemiological data confirms the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the NCDC statement that Lagos State is presently driving the fourth wave of the pandemic.
The confirmation came as the Federal Government, through the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 (PSC), the WHO and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) urged Nigerians to celebrate the Christmas and New Year holidays responsibly.
PSC added that there is an increasing trend in the number of hospitalised persons in isolations.
The agency has however, warned that the Federal Government may reintroduce certain stringent measures like curfews and restrictions on gatherings should the increasing trend continue.
The NCDC says that, as of December 22, Lagos accounted for 3,393 COVID-19 cases, representing 84 per cent of the total cases of 4,035 reported in a single day.
It, therefore, charged Nigerians to be cautious during the yuletide season, which has the innate potential to escalate cases of COVID-19, particularly through the Delta and Omicron variants.
According to the NCDC, a total of 231,413 confirmed cases have been reported in the country, with 211,853 discharges, and sadly, 2,991 people have lost their lives.
