COVID-19 NIGERIA

Samples Tested

1,198,758

Confirmed Cases

113,305

Active Cases

20,641

Discharged Cases

91,200

Death

1,464

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths
Lagos 41,951 8,667 33,008 276
FCT 14,909 3,918 10,873 118
Plateau 6,896 564 6,280 52
Kaduna 6,389 546 5,787 56
Oyo 4,778 646 4,064 68
Rivers 4,473 684 3,714 75
Edo 3,335 355 2,850 130
Ogun 2,928 384 2,505 39
Kano 2,636 289 2,276 71
Delta 2,140 351 1,737 52
Ondo 2,109 255 1,809 45
Katsina 1,723 52 1,644 27
Kwara 1,697 241 1,420 36
Enugu 1,644 248 1,375 21
Gombe 1,518 220 1,257 41
Nasarawa 1,336 998 325 13
Ebonyi 1,284 182 1,072 30
Osun 1,263 213 1,023 27
Abia 1,134 109 1,014 11
Bauchi 1,107 126 964 17
Borno 868 94 738 36
Imo 857 71 770 16
Akwa Ibom 698 256 432 10
Benue 694 163 513 18
Sokoto 677 140 511 26
Bayelsa 619 53 543 23
Adamawa 573 309 238 26
Niger 547 133 400 14
Anambra 515 161 334 20
Ekiti 473 56 409 8
Jigawa 429 31 387 11
Taraba 294 75 208 11
Kebbi 261 45 203 13
Yobe 211 6 197 8
Cross River 169 0 157 12
Zamfara 165 0 160 5
Kogi 5 0 3 2

Highlights

  • On the 19th of January 2021, 1301 new confirmed cases and 15 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
  • Till date, 113305 cases have been confirmed, 91200 cases have been discharged and 1464 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
  • The 1301 new cases are reported from 22 states- Lagos (551), FCT (209), Oyo (83), Plateau (65), Kaduna (64), Enugu (61), Rivers (44), Ondo (39), Benue (37), Akwa Ibom (31), Kano (19), Delta (18), Gombe (18), Ogun (16), Edo (15), Kebbi (10), Ebonyi (9), Jigawa (4), Osun (3), Zamfara (3), Borno (1) and Nasarawa (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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