COVID-19 NIGERIA

Samples Tested

1,270,523

Confirmed Cases

124,299

Active Cases

23,501

Discharged Cases

99,276

Death

1,522

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths
Lagos 46,162 8,360 37,508 294
FCT 16,056 4,980 10,955 121
Plateau 7,648 840 6,755 53
Kaduna 7,399 715 6,627 57
Oyo 5,094 912 4,110 72
Rivers 4,982 718 4,185 79
Edo 3,646 549 2,962 135
Ogun 3,251 556 2,656 39
Kano 2,862 365 2,423 74
Delta 2,244 455 1,737 52
Ondo 2,222 175 2,000 47
Kwara 1,867 289 1,540 38
Katsina 1,804 76 1,701 27
Enugu 1,681 239 1,421 21
Nasarawa 1,637 1,299 325 13
Gombe 1,581 167 1,372 42
Osun 1,458 317 1,109 32
Ebonyi 1,374 147 1,197 30
Abia 1,203 116 1,075 12
Bauchi 1,131 42 1,072 17
Imo 989 182 790 17
Borno 896 86 774 36
Akwa Ibom 783 302 471 10
Benue 749 196 535 18
Anambra 720 366 334 20
Sokoto 707 31 650 26
Niger 688 257 417 14
Bayelsa 655 81 550 24
Adamawa 608 344 238 26
Ekiti 532 89 435 8
Jigawa 446 47 388 11
Taraba 349 101 233 15
Kebbi 267 51 203 13
Yobe 221 14 199 8
Zamfara 193 26 160 7
Cross River 189 11 166 12
Kogi 5 0 3 2

Highlights

  • On the 26th of January 2021, 1303 new confirmed cases and 15 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
  • Till date, 124299 cases have been confirmed, 99276 cases have been discharged and 1522 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
  • The 1303 new cases are reported from 26 states- Lagos (478), FCT (211), Nasarawa (83), Rivers (72), Kwara (42), Edo 36), Ondo (34), Benue (32), Kaduna (32), Katsina (26), Plateau (26), Kano (25), Taraba (25), Osun (22), Delta (21), Oyo (21), Niger (19), Sokoto (18), Ebonyi (17), Ekiti (14), Gombe (13), Ogun (12), Bauchi (11), Zamfara (8), Borno (4) and Jigawa (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

COVID-19 Patient’s Handbook FOR HOME-BASED CARE IN NIGERIA Jan. 26, 2021
Casa Definitions for Corona Virus Disease January 2021 Jan. 25, 2021
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
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