COVID-19 NIGERIA

Samples Tested

1,441,013

Confirmed Cases

148,500

Active Cases

21,798

Discharged Cases

124,923

Death

1,779

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths
Lagos 53,496 2,870 50,250 376
FCT 18,741 6,868 11,735 138
Plateau 8,737 269 8,412 56
Kaduna 8,158 316 7,784 58
Oyo 6,498 883 5,510 105
Rivers 6,098 396 5,614 88
Edo 4,343 852 3,339 152
Ogun 3,805 374 3,385 46
Kano 3,536 258 3,183 95
Ondo 2,824 687 2,080 57
Kwara 2,675 824 1,803 48
Delta 2,489 693 1,744 52
Osun 2,190 629 1,518 43
Nasarawa 2,123 1,737 373 13
Katsina 2,017 58 1,932 27
Enugu 1,954 171 1,754 29
Gombe 1,951 92 1,816 43
Ebonyi 1,754 256 1,467 31
Anambra 1,615 500 1,096 19
Imo 1,358 225 1,113 20
Abia 1,355 31 1,307 17
Akwa Ibom 1,294 630 650 14
Bauchi 1,207 12 1,178 17
Borno 1,202 232 932 38
Benue 1,162 588 552 22
Niger 895 464 417 14
Sokoto 767 9 732 26
Adamawa 725 435 262 28
Bayelsa 722 53 644 25
Ekiti 702 124 569 9
Taraba 584 141 426 17
Jigawa 492 54 427 11
Kebbi 306 35 257 14
Yobe 260 18 233 9
Cross River 242 14 216 12
Zamfara 218 0 210 8
Kogi 5 0 3 2

Highlights

  • On the 16th of February 2021, 1572 new confirmed cases and 18 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
  • Till date, 148500 cases have been confirmed, 124923 cases have been discharged and 1779 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
  • The 1572 new cases are reported from 29 states- Anambra (344), Lagos(204), Oyo (172), FCT (148), Benue (107), Rivers (95), Ogun (59), Ondo (56), Ebonyi (53), Kaduna (52), Plateau (46), Kwara (36), Enugu (30), Akwa Ibom (26), Osun (22), Edo (20), Abia (17), Kano (16), Borno (15), Cross River (10), Delta (8) Gombe (8), Imo (7), Ekiti (5), Sokoto (4), Jigawa (3), Bayelsa (3), Nasarawa (3), and Zamfara (3)
  • 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 Integrated Safe School Re-opening Feb. 17, 2021
CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) HEALTH PROTECTION REGULATIONS 2021 Feb. 1, 2021
Community Case Definitions for Coronavirus Disease 2019 January 2021 Feb. 1, 2021
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
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