COVID-19 NIGERIA

Samples Tested

1,601,396

Confirmed Cases

158,535

Active Cases

18,510

Discharged Cases

138,056

Death

1,969

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths
Lagos 56,473 1,136 54,922 415
FCT 19,350 7,271 11,926 153
Plateau 8,944 104 8,783 57
Kaduna 8,658 169 8,424 65
Oyo 6,766 868 5,784 114
Rivers 6,680 289 6,294 97
Edo 4,670 216 4,274 180
Ogun 4,437 403 3,987 47
Kano 3,844 157 3,579 108
Ondo 3,066 928 2,080 58
Kwara 2,962 326 2,585 51
Delta 2,582 773 1,744 65
Osun 2,457 206 2,199 52
Nasarawa 2,251 1,865 373 13
Enugu 2,156 262 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 1,813 195 1,599 19
Akwa Ibom 1,610 554 1,042 14
Abia 1,588 64 1,503 21
Imo 1,569 131 1,407 31
Borno 1,308 70 1,200 38
Bauchi 1,274 61 1,196 17
Benue 1,188 575 591 22
Adamawa 942 641 270 31
Niger 919 485 417 17
Taraba 863 74 767 22
Ekiti 834 91 733 10
Bayelsa 779 9 744 26
Sokoto 769 0 741 28
Jigawa 496 56 429 11
Kebbi 412 75 323 14
Cross River 334 43 274 17
Yobe 293 25 259 9
Zamfara 222 -1 215 8
Kogi 5 0 3 2

Highlights

  • On the 7th of March 2021, 269 new confirmed cases and 5 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
  • Till date, 158506 cases have been confirmed, 137875 cases have been discharged and 1969 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
  • The 269 new cases are reported from 19 states- Enugu (78), Bauchi (37), Rivers (22), Imo (18), Ogun (16), FCT (15), Akwa Ibom (13), Kaduna (13), Kebbi (11), Kwara (9), Edo(7), Ekiti (6), Borno (5), Yobe(5), Kano (4) Nasarawa (3), Osun (3), Anambra (2) and Plateau (2)
  • 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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