COVID-19 NIGERIA

Samples Tested

1,270,523

Confirmed Cases

126,160

Active Cases

24,251

Discharged Cases

100,365

Death

1,544

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths
Lagos 46,935 8,431 38,205 299
FCT 16,341 5,254 10,963 124
Plateau 7,740 816 6,871 53
Kaduna 7,458 732 6,669 57
Oyo 5,232 1,046 4,110 76
Rivers 5,093 701 4,313 79
Edo 3,689 571 2,982 136
Ogun 3,263 557 2,664 42
Kano 2,889 390 2,423 76
Delta 2,249 460 1,737 52
Ondo 2,222 175 2,000 47
Kwara 1,887 308 1,540 39
Katsina 1,812 84 1,701 27
Enugu 1,738 296 1,421 21
Nasarawa 1,720 1,382 325 13
Gombe 1,581 167 1,372 42
Osun 1,470 329 1,109 32
Ebonyi 1,393 166 1,197 30
Abia 1,220 114 1,094 12
Bauchi 1,136 36 1,083 17
Imo 1,046 239 790 17
Borno 900 90 774 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 661 74 563 24
Adamawa 631 363 240 28
Ekiti 532 89 435 8
Jigawa 450 49 390 11
Taraba 349 101 233 15
Kebbi 267 51 203 13
Yobe 221 14 199 8
Zamfara 194 16 170 8
Cross River 189 -2 179 12
Kogi 5 0 3 2

Highlights

  • On the 27th of January 2021, 1861 new confirmed cases and 22 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
  • Till date, 126160 cases have been confirmed, 100365 cases have been discharged and1544 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
  • The 1861 new cases are reported from 22 states- Lagos (773), FCT (285), Oyo (138), Rivers (111), Plateau (92), Nasarawa (83), Kaduna (59), Enugu (57), Imo (57), Edo (43), Kano (27), Kwara (20), Ebonyi (19), Abia (17), Ogun (12), Osun (12), Katsina (8), Bayelsa (6), Bauchi (5), Delta (5), Borno (4), Jigawa (4), 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

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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