Nigeria, June 13 -- Nigeria, on Saturday, recorded just eight new coronavirus infection cases, the lowest daily figure recorded since April 15, 2020, when the country recorded 11 cases.

At that time, the disease had just started spreading in a few states with only about 400 infections recorded in the entire country.

According to an update published by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on its website on Sunday morning, the eight new infections increased the total confirmed cases in the country to 167,059.

The eight new cases were reported from only two states of Akwa Ibom and Rivers with four cases each.

Saturday also became the ninth consecutive day that Nigeria recorded no daily fatality from the virus. About 3.8 million ...