COVID-19 NIGERIA

Samples Tested

1,258,534

Confirmed Cases

120,602

Active Cases

23,933

Discharged Cases

95,174

Death

1,495

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths
Lagos 44,580 9,265 35,030 285
FCT 15,682 4,631 10,932 119
Plateau 7,465 820 6,592 53
Kaduna 7,274 1,039 6,179 56
Oyo 4,996 823 4,101 72
Rivers 4,844 870 3,896 78
Edo 3,548 495 2,920 133
Ogun 3,133 488 2,606 39
Kano 2,770 343 2,354 73
Delta 2,223 434 1,737 52
Ondo 2,188 142 2,000 46
Kwara 1,793 331 1,424 38
Katsina 1,730 33 1,670 27
Enugu 1,644 248 1,375 21
Gombe 1,567 188 1,337 42
Nasarawa 1,490 1,152 325 13
Osun 1,395 302 1,066 27
Ebonyi 1,330 228 1,072 30
Abia 1,162 81 1,069 12
Bauchi 1,120 40 1,063 17
Imo 917 124 776 17
Borno 880 70 774 36
Akwa Ibom 775 301 464 10
Anambra 720 366 334 20
Benue 694 163 513 18
Sokoto 689 87 576 26
Bayelsa 655 81 550 24
Niger 617 186 417 14
Adamawa 608 344 238 26
Ekiti 507 65 434 8
Jigawa 441 42 388 11
Taraba 324 79 233 12
Kebbi 267 51 203 13
Yobe 211 6 197 8
Zamfara 179 14 160 5
Cross River 179 1 166 12
Kogi 5 0 3 2

Highlights

  • On the 23rd of January 2021, 1633 new confirmed cases and 5 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
  • Till date, 120602 cases have been confirmed, 95901 cases have been discharged and 1502 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
  • The 1633 new cases are reported from 21 states- Lagos (498), Plateau (214), FCT (176), Rivers (99), Kaduna (98), Edo (87), Anambra (86), Akwa Ibom (50), Osun (47), Kano (40), Oyo (40), Kwara (39), Ebonyi (28), Niger (28), Taraba (28), Ogun (27), Ondo (21), Ekiti (12), Katsina (7), Borno (6) and Delta (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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