COVID-19 NIGERIA

Samples Tested

1,203,113

Confirmed Cases

114,691

Active Cases

20,877

Discharged Cases

92,336

Death

1,478

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths
Lagos 42,427 8,498 33,650 279
FCT 15,025 4,032 10,875 118
Plateau 6,958 569 6,337 52
Kaduna 6,503 545 5,902 56
Oyo 4,846 689 4,086 71
Rivers 4,636 756 3,804 76
Edo 3,386 387 2,866 133
Ogun 2,984 423 2,522 39
Kano 2,653 305 2,276 72
Delta 2,150 361 1,737 52
Ondo 2,109 255 1,809 45
Kwara 1,741 280 1,424 37
Katsina 1,723 52 1,644 27
Enugu 1,644 248 1,375 21
Gombe 1,518 220 1,257 41
Nasarawa 1,336 998 325 13
Osun 1,318 258 1,033 27
Ebonyi 1,298 196 1,072 30
Abia 1,134 109 1,014 11
Bauchi 1,107 31 1,059 17
Imo 912 122 773 17
Borno 870 90 744 36
Akwa Ibom 698 253 435 10
Benue 694 163 513 18
Sokoto 677 115 536 26
Bayelsa 625 59 543 23
Adamawa 573 309 238 26
Anambra 565 211 334 20
Niger 547 133 400 14
Ekiti 479 47 424 8
Jigawa 437 39 387 11
Taraba 296 71 213 12
Kebbi 261 45 203 13
Yobe 211 6 197 8
Cross River 179 1 166 12
Zamfara 166 1 160 5
Kogi 5 0 3 2

Highlights

  • On the 20th of January 2021, 1386 new confirmed cases and 14 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
  • Till date, 114691 cases have been confirmed, 92336 cases have been discharged and 1478 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
  • The 1386 new cases are reported from 22 states- Lagos (476), Rivers (163), FCT (116), Kaduna (114), Oyo (68), Plateau (62), Ogun (56), Imo (55), Osun (55), Edo (51), Anambra (50), Kwara (44), Kano (17), Ebonyi (14), Cross River (10), Delta (10), Jigawa (8), Bayelsa (6), Ekiti (6), Borno (2), Taraba (2), and Zamfara (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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