The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has activated two more molecular diagnostic test laboratories to increase its network for the testing of coronavirus across the country.
This brings to 15 the number of testing labs in the country.
The two new labs are located at Usman Danfodio University University, Sokoto and Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna.
A tweet on the NCDC verified Twitter handle read: “We’re proud to announce the inclusion of two new labs to the molecular laboratory network for COVID-19 at Usman Danfodio University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto and Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna.
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“This brings the number of labs with capacity to test for COVID-19 to 15.”
It however, corrected the location of the lab in Sokoto, saying it is situated at the Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto (UDUS), in another tweet.
Nigeria currently has the capacity to carry out 1,500 COVID-19 tests daily, with 10,431 tests conducted so far.