COVID-19 NIGERIA

Samples Tested

1,601,396

Confirmed Cases

159,646

Active Cases

17,670

Discharged Cases

139,983

Death

1,993

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths
Lagos 56,697 843 55,436 418
FCT 19,429 7,316 11,959 154
Plateau 8,983 102 8,824 57
Kaduna 8,724 172 8,487 65
Oyo 6,795 497 6,184 114
Rivers 6,743 255 6,391 97
Edo 4,754 221 4,349 184
Ogun 4,495 249 4,198 48
Kano 3,852 114 3,629 109
Ondo 3,083 944 2,080 59
Kwara 2,988 265 2,668 55
Delta 2,587 775 1,744 68
Osun 2,480 133 2,295 52
Nasarawa 2,283 1,897 373 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 1,648 582 1,052 14
Abia 1,588 64 1,503 21
Imo 1,586 123 1,432 31
Bauchi 1,420 176 1,227 17
Borno 1,316 78 1,200 38
Benue 1,188 575 591 22
Adamawa 942 641 270 31
Niger 921 487 417 17
Taraba 881 55 804 22
Ekiti 838 87 741 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 226 3 215 8
Kogi 5 0 3 2

Highlights

  • On the 10th of March 2021, 394 new confirmed cases and 5 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
  • Till date, 159,646 cases have been confirmed, 139,983 cases have been discharged and 1,993 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
  • The 394 new cases are reported from 18 states- Bauchi (75), Lagos (36), Akwa Ibom (33), FCT (32), Nasarawa (29), Kaduna (26), Rivers (25), Ogun (22), Oyo (21), Edo (20), Taraba (18), Imo (17), Ondo (17), Borno (8), Plateau (7), Zamfara (4), Osun (3), and Kano (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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