COVID-19 NIGERIA

Samples Tested

1,172,234

Confirmed Cases

112,004

Active Cases

20,616

Discharged Cases

89,939

Death

1,449

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths
Lagos 41,400 8,828 32,296 276
FCT 14,700 3,887 10,695 118
Plateau 6,831 645 6,137 49
Kaduna 6,325 502 5,767 56
Oyo 4,695 573 4,054 68
Rivers 4,429 699 3,655 75
Edo 3,320 353 2,840 127
Ogun 2,912 395 2,480 37
Kano 2,617 333 2,214 70
Delta 2,122 333 1,737 52
Ondo 2,070 219 1,809 42
Katsina 1,723 52 1,644 27
Kwara 1,697 241 1,420 36
Enugu 1,583 187 1,375 21
Gombe 1,500 208 1,251 41
Nasarawa 1,335 997 325 13
Ebonyi 1,275 173 1,072 30
Osun 1,260 210 1,023 27
Abia 1,134 109 1,014 11
Bauchi 1,107 126 964 17
Borno 867 93 738 36
Imo 857 71 770 16
Sokoto 677 156 495 26
Akwa Ibom 667 236 422 9
Benue 657 127 513 17
Bayelsa 619 53 543 23
Adamawa 573 309 238 26
Niger 547 133 400 14
Anambra 515 161 334 20
Ekiti 473 57 409 7
Jigawa 425 31 383 11
Taraba 294 75 208 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 18th of January 2021, 1617 new confirmed cases and 14 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
  • Till date, 112004 cases have been confirmed, 89939 cases have been discharged and 1449 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
  • The 1617 new cases are reported from 18 states- Lagos (776), Kaduna (147) Kwara (131), FCT (102), Plateau (78), Edo (59), Ogun (53), Osun (45), Rivers (37), Taraba (36), Nasarawa (34), Adamawa (33), Kano (26), Delta (20), Ebonyi (16), Bayelsa (11), Gombe(11) and Borno (2)
  • 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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