ON 8:29 PMIN NEWS
The Federal Ministry of Health says the increasing number of coronavirus infections in the country should be a warning that the fatality rate could rise.null
Dr. Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health, gave the warning at the Presidential Taskforce (PTF) briefing on COVID-19 in the country on Thursday in Abuja.
Recall that Nigeria announced 587 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, increasing the total tally to 17,735.
The country has treated and discharged 5,967 persons and 469 persons have sadly been lost to the disease.