COVID-19 NIGERIA

Samples Tested

1,601,396

Confirmed Cases

159,252

Active Cases

18,208

Discharged Cases

139,056

Death

1,988

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths
Lagos 56,661 1,049 55,196 416
FCT 19,397 7,289 11,955 153
Plateau 8,976 95 8,824 57
Kaduna 8,698 158 8,475 65
Oyo 6,774 876 5,784 114
Rivers 6,718 269 6,352 97
Edo 4,734 232 4,318 184
Ogun 4,473 316 4,110 47
Kano 3,851 120 3,622 109
Ondo 3,066 928 2,080 58
Kwara 2,988 265 2,668 55
Delta 2,587 775 1,744 68
Osun 2,477 130 2,295 52
Nasarawa 2,254 1,868 373 13
Enugu 2,221 327 1,865 29
Katsina 2,060 1 2,025 34
Gombe 2,012 17 1,952 43
Ebonyi 1,965 317 1,616 32
Anambra 1,813 195 1,599 19
Akwa Ibom 1,615 559 1,042 14
Abia 1,588 64 1,503 21
Imo 1,569 131 1,407 31
Bauchi 1,345 130 1,198 17
Borno 1,308 70 1,200 38
Benue 1,188 575 591 22
Adamawa 942 641 270 31
Niger 921 487 417 17
Taraba 863 74 767 22
Ekiti 838 92 736 10
Bayelsa 809 39 744 26
Sokoto 769 0 741 28
Jigawa 496 0 480 16
Kebbi 412 75 323 14
Cross River 344 20 307 17
Yobe 293 25 259 9
Zamfara 222 -1 215 8
Kogi 5 0 3 2

Highlights

  • On the 9th of March 2021, 346 new confirmed cases and 6 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
  • Till date, 159,252 cases have been confirmed, 139,056 cases have been discharged and 1,988 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
  • The 346 new cases are reported from 18 states- Lagos (86), Bauchi (64), Kaduna (26), Kwara (26), FCT (24), Rivers (23), Plateau (22), Ogun (16), Ebonyi (14), Bayelsa (12), Cross River (10), Edo (8), Akwa Ibom (5), Ekiti (3), Gombe (2), Kano (2), Osun (2) and Delta (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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