COVID-19 NIGERIA

Samples Tested

1,225,179

Confirmed Cases

118,138

Active Cases

22,498

Discharged Cases

94,150

Death

1,490

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 15,506 4,470 10,917 119
Plateau 7,251 697 6,502 52
Kaduna 7,176 1,110 6,010 56
Oyo 4,956 794 4,090 72
Rivers 4,745 789 3,879 77
Edo 3,461 432 2,896 133
Ogun 3,106 477 2,590 39
Kano 2,730 325 2,332 73
Delta 2,221 432 1,737 52
Ondo 2,167 121 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 1,567 188 1,337 42
Nasarawa 1,490 1,152 325 13
Osun 1,348 267 1,054 27
Ebonyi 1,302 200 1,072 30
Abia 1,162 81 1,069 12
Bauchi 1,120 40 1,063 17
Imo 917 124 776 17
Borno 874 64 774 36
Akwa Ibom 725 257 458 10
Benue 694 163 513 18
Sokoto 689 98 565 26
Bayelsa 655 81 550 24
Anambra 634 280 334 20
Adamawa 608 344 238 26
Niger 589 162 413 14
Ekiti 495 61 426 8
Jigawa 441 42 388 11
Taraba 296 71 213 12
Kebbi 267 51 203 13
Yobe 211 6 197 8
Cross River 179 1 166 12
Zamfara 179 14 160 5
Kogi 5 0 3 2

Highlights

  • On the 22nd of January 2021, 1483 new confirmed cases and 5 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
  • Till date, 118138 cases have been confirmed, 94150 cases have been discharged and 1490 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
  • The 1483 new cases are reported from 23 states- Kaduna (545), FCT (235), Plateau (127), Nasarawa (80), Oyo (72), Delta (65), Rivers (64), Kano (46), Ogun (46), Bayelsa (30), Gombe (30), Abia (28), Osun (27), Edo (25), Ondo (14), Sokoto (12), Zamfara (10), Bauchi (8), Imo (5), Jigawa (4), Ekiti (4), Borno (4) and Niger (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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