COVID-19 NIGERIA

Samples Tested

1,544,008

Confirmed Cases

158,042

Active Cases

19,063

Discharged Cases

137,025

Death

1,954

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths
Lagos 56,374 1,486 54,474 414
FCT 19,328 7,259 11,919 150
Plateau 8,939 99 8,783 57
Kaduna 8,623 185 8,374 64
Oyo 6,761 866 5,781 114
Rivers 6,651 270 6,284 97
Edo 4,645 230 4,239 176
Ogun 4,419 510 3,862 47
Kano 3,830 185 3,540 105
Ondo 3,066 928 2,080 58
Kwara 2,953 397 2,505 51
Delta 2,582 773 1,744 65
Osun 2,449 229 2,168 52
Nasarawa 2,248 1,862 373 13
Enugu 2,078 184 1,865 29
Katsina 2,060 1 2,025 34
Gombe 2,010 15 1,952 43
Ebonyi 1,951 373 1,547 31
Anambra 1,811 193 1,599 19
Akwa Ibom 1,588 570 1,004 14
Abia 1,568 44 1,503 21
Imo 1,551 116 1,407 28
Borno 1,297 195 1,064 38
Bauchi 1,232 19 1,196 17
Benue 1,188 575 591 22
Adamawa 942 641 270 31
Niger 917 483 417 17
Taraba 863 74 767 22
Ekiti 825 103 712 10
Bayelsa 779 9 744 26
Sokoto 769 0 741 28
Jigawa 496 56 429 11
Kebbi 401 64 323 14
Cross River 334 43 274 17
Yobe 288 28 251 9
Zamfara 221 -2 215 8
Kogi 5 0 3 2

Highlights

  • On the 5th of March 2021, 371 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
  • Till date, 158042 cases have been confirmed, 137025 cases have been discharged and 1954 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
  • The 371 new cases are reported from 20 states- Lagos (101), Rivers (54), Anambra (31), Ebonyi (23), Imo (23), Kwara (22), Kano (20), Taraba (17), Akwa Ibom (16), FCT (15), Abia (13), Kaduna (13), Osun (5), Edo (4), Oyo (4), Kebbi (3), Ogun (3), Ekiti (2), Nasarawa (1), 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

One Year After: Nigeria’s COVID-19 Public Health Response FEBRUARY 2020 – JANUARY 2021 March 1, 2021
STATEMENT ON VARIANTS OF SARS-COv-2 IN NIGERIA Feb. 19, 2021
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
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