COVID-19 NIGERIA

Samples Tested

1,225,179

Confirmed Cases

116,655

Active Cases

21,544

Discharged Cases

93,626

Death

1,485

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths
Lagos 43,251 8,511 34,457 283
FCT 15,271 4,278 10,875 118
Plateau 7,124 653 6,419 52
Kaduna 6,631 659 5,916 56
Oyo 4,884 723 4,090 71
Rivers 4,681 755 3,850 76
Edo 3,436 425 2,878 133
Ogun 3,060 475 2,546 39
Kano 2,684 325 2,286 73
Delta 2,156 367 1,737 52
Ondo 2,153 107 2,000 46
Kwara 1,754 293 1,424 37
Katsina 1,723 52 1,644 27
Enugu 1,644 248 1,375 21
Gombe 1,537 223 1,272 42
Nasarawa 1,410 1,072 325 13
Osun 1,321 240 1,054 27
Ebonyi 1,302 200 1,072 30
Abia 1,134 109 1,014 11
Bauchi 1,112 36 1,059 17
Imo 912 122 773 17
Borno 870 90 744 36
Akwa Ibom 725 260 455 10
Benue 694 163 513 18
Sokoto 677 86 565 26
Anambra 634 280 334 20
Bayelsa 625 59 543 23
Adamawa 608 344 238 26
Niger 587 160 413 14
Ekiti 491 57 426 8
Jigawa 437 39 387 11
Taraba 296 71 213 12
Kebbi 267 51 203 13
Yobe 211 6 197 8
Cross River 179 1 166 12
Zamfara 169 4 160 5
Kogi 5 0 3 2

Highlights

  • On the 21st of January 2021, 1964 new confirmed cases and 7 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
  • Till date, 116655 cases have been confirmed, 93646 cases have been discharged and 1485 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
  • The 1964 new cases are reported from 24 states- Lagos (824), FCT (246), Plateau (166), Kaduna (128), Ogun (76), Nasarawa (74), Anambra (69), Edo (50), Rivers (45), Ondo (44), Niger (40), Oyo (38), Adamawa (35), Kano (31), Akwa Ibom (27), Gombe (19), Kwara (13), Ekiti (12), Delta (6), Kebbi (6), Bauchi (5), Ebonyi (4), Osun (3), and Zamfara (3)
  • 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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