COVID-19 NIGERIA

Samples Tested

1,601,396

Confirmed Cases

158,906

Active Cases

18,422

Discharged Cases

138,502

Death

1,982

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths
Lagos 56,575 1,133 55,026 416
FCT 19,373 7,293 11,927 153
Plateau 8,954 87 8,810 57
Kaduna 8,672 148 8,459 65
Oyo 6,774 876 5,784 114
Rivers 6,695 273 6,325 97
Edo 4,726 239 4,303 184
Ogun 4,457 365 4,045 47
Kano 3,849 135 3,606 108
Ondo 3,066 928 2,080 58
Kwara 2,962 326 2,585 51
Delta 2,586 774 1,744 68
Osun 2,475 143 2,280 52
Nasarawa 2,254 1,868 373 13
Enugu 2,221 327 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 1,281 66 1,198 17
Benue 1,188 575 591 22
Adamawa 942 641 270 31
Niger 921 487 417 17
Taraba 863 74 767 22
Ekiti 835 92 733 10
Bayelsa 797 27 744 26
Sokoto 769 0 741 28
Jigawa 496 0 480 16
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 8th of March 2021, 371 new confirmed cases and 13 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
  • Till date, 158906 cases have been confirmed, 138502 cases have been discharged and 1982 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
  • The 371 new cases are reported from 17 states- Lagos (102), Enugu (65), Edo (56), FCT (23), Ogun (20), Osun (18), Bayelsa (18), Rivers (15), Kaduna (14), Plateau (10), Oyo (8), Bauchi (7), Kano (5), Delta (4), Nasarawa (3), Niger(2) and Ekiti (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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