• Spike Driven By Public Fatigue With Key Health Measures — Experts • Hospital Admissions Increase Rapidly The confirmation of the highly transmissible and deadly Delta variant of COVID-19 in Lagos and Oyo States, last Monday, and spike in pandemic-induced deaths in Africa, has heightened concerns of resurgence of infections in the country. Experts, who spoke to The Guardian, yesterday, said the surge in new infections and deaths was driven by public fatigue with key health measures and increased spread of variants. They also warned that the situation has led to rapid increase in hospital admissions even as countries face shortages in oxygen and intensive care beds.