Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 587 new cases of COVID-19, pushing the nation\u2019s total infections towards the 18,000 marks.<\/em><\/p>\nThe Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in a tweet stated that the country has now confirmed at least 17,735 cases of the novel coronavirus with 469 deaths and 5,967 recovered patients.<\/p>\n
Nigeria is currently in the second phase of easing its lockdown restrictions, with worship centres expected to restart in certain states.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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