COVID-19 NIGERIA

Samples Tested

1,270,523

Confirmed Cases

128,674

Active Cases

24,317

Discharged Cases

102,780

Death

1,577

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths
Lagos 47,879 7,997 39,571 311
FCT 16,565 5,469 10,970 126
Plateau 7,891 741 7,097 53
Kaduna 7,575 568 6,950 57
Oyo 5,364 1,171 4,110 83
Rivers 5,206 691 4,436 79
Edo 3,762 601 3,022 139
Ogun 3,314 553 2,719 42
Kano 2,931 360 2,494 77
Delta 2,315 526 1,737 52
Ondo 2,288 237 2,000 51
Kwara 1,934 344 1,549 41
Katsina 1,838 110 1,701 27
Nasarawa 1,764 1,426 325 13
Enugu 1,738 296 1,421 21
Gombe 1,591 132 1,417 42
Osun 1,489 331 1,126 32
Ebonyi 1,393 166 1,197 30
Abia 1,220 114 1,094 12
Bauchi 1,142 8 1,117 17
Imo 1,088 238 832 18
Borno 946 136 774 36
Benue 829 266 543 20
Akwa Ibom 807 277 520 10
Anambra 807 454 334 19
Sokoto 718 25 667 26
Niger 688 257 417 14
Bayelsa 667 70 573 24
Adamawa 631 363 240 28
Ekiti 559 116 435 8
Jigawa 457 56 390 11
Taraba 367 119 233 15
Kebbi 267 51 203 13
Yobe 241 34 199 8
Zamfara 203 10 185 8
Cross River 195 4 179 12
Kogi 5 0 3 2

Highlights

  • On the 29th of January 2021, 1114 new confirmed cases and 27 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
  • Till date, 128674 cases have been confirmed, 102780 cases have been discharged and 1577 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
  • The 1114 new cases are reported from 22 states- Lagos (408), FCT (95), Plateau (90), Ondo (66), Kaduna (63), Oyo (56), Borno (46), Imo (42), Edo (41), Ogun (37), Rivers (31), Ekiti (25), Yobe (20), Kano (18), Akwa Ibom (18), Delta (15), Osun (15), Kwara (11), Bayelsa (6), Nasarawa (6), Zamfara (4) and Bauchi (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

Guideline on Social Distancing Jan. 28, 2021
Schematic flow for receiving and processing suspected SARS-CoV-2 specimens and result reporting Jan. 20, 2021
Case Definitions for Coronavirus Disease None
COVID-19 Patient’s Handbook for Home-Based Care in Nigeria Jan. 26, 2021
Case 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
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