COVID-19 NIGERIA

Samples Tested

1,154,138

Confirmed Cases

110,387

Active Cases

19,635

Discharged Cases

89,317

Death

1,435

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths
Lagos 40,624 8,346 32,007 271
FCT 14,598 3,794 10,686 118
Plateau 6,753 655 6,051 47
Kaduna 6,178 391 5,732 55
Oyo 4,695 573 4,054 68
Rivers 4,392 700 3,619 73
Edo 3,261 306 2,828 127
Ogun 2,859 345 2,477 37
Kano 2,591 334 2,187 70
Delta 2,102 313 1,737 52
Ondo 2,070 219 1,809 42
Katsina 1,723 52 1,644 27
Enugu 1,583 187 1,375 21
Kwara 1,566 199 1,335 32
Gombe 1,489 197 1,251 41
Nasarawa 1,301 963 325 13
Ebonyi 1,259 157 1,072 30
Osun 1,215 165 1,023 27
Abia 1,134 109 1,014 11
Bauchi 1,107 126 964 17
Borno 865 91 738 36
Imo 857 71 770 16
Sokoto 677 191 460 26
Akwa Ibom 667 236 422 9
Benue 657 127 513 17
Bayelsa 608 46 539 23
Niger 547 133 400 14
Adamawa 540 276 238 26
Anambra 515 161 334 20
Ekiti 473 58 408 7
Jigawa 425 31 383 11
Taraba 258 39 208 11
Kebbi 251 35 203 13
Yobe 211 6 197 8
Cross River 169 0 157 12
Zamfara 162 3 154 5
Kogi 5 0 3 2

Highlights

  • On the 16th of January 2021, 1598 new confirmed cases and 7 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
  • Till date, 108943 cases have been confirmed, 85367 cases have been discharged and 1420 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
  • The 1598 new cases are reported from 24 states- Lagos (461), FCT (206), Plateau (197), Rivers (168), Kaduna (116), Anambra (53), Ogun (49), Ebonyi (47), Edo (42), Sokoto (32), Imo (31), Katsina (31), Oyo (30), Akwa Ibom (27), Delta (16), Kano (16), Abia (15), Niger (15), Ondo (11), Bayelsa (10), Borno (9), Kebbi (8), Ekiti (7), and Jigawa (1)
  • A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities
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Updates

Guidance for the use of approved COVID-19 Ag RDTs in Nigeria Jan. 17, 2021
Provisional Quarantine Protocol for Travellers Arriving in Nigeria effective on 10th January, 2021 Jan. 11, 2021
Report on National Survey on school closure due to COVID19 Pandemic Jan. 5, 2021
PROVISIONAL QUARANTINE PROTOCOL FOR TRAVELLERS ARRIVING IN NIGERIA FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM AND SOUTH AFRICA Dec. 29, 2020
Risk Communication and Community Engagement Strategy Dec. 18, 2020
Guidance on Quality Assurance for COVID-19 Molecular Testing in NCDC Network Laboratories Jan. 12, 2021
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