COVID-19 NIGERIA

Samples Tested

1,601,396

Confirmed Cases

160,332

Active Cases

14,264

Discharged Cases

144,059

Death

2,009

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths
Lagos 56,905 617 55,864 424
FCT 19,447 4,644 14,648 155
Plateau 8,986 92 8,837 57
Kaduna 8,751 133 8,553 65
Oyo 6,804 501 6,187 116
Rivers 6,767 232 6,438 97
Edo 4,812 228 4,399 185
Ogun 4,535 188 4,298 49
Kano 3,863 65 3,689 109
Ondo 3,083 944 2,080 59
Kwara 3,014 291 2,668 55
Delta 2,593 780 1,744 69
Osun 2,487 125 2,310 52
Nasarawa 2,289 1,903 373 13
Enugu 2,221 327 1,865 29
Katsina 2,060 1 2,025 34
Gombe 2,018 23 1,952 43
Ebonyi 1,968 162 1,774 32
Anambra 1,909 64 1,826 19
Akwa Ibom 1,687 528 1,145 14
Abia 1,625 40 1,564 21
Imo 1,614 147 1,432 35
Bauchi 1,442 158 1,267 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 844 67 767 10
Bayelsa 815 45 744 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 12th of March 2021, 399 new confirmed cases and 8 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
  • Till date, 160,332 cases have been confirmed, 144,059 cases have been discharged and 2,009 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
  • The 399 new cases are reported from 18 states- Lagos (101), Anambra (96), Edo (50), Abia (29), Imo (28), Ogun (19), Akwa Ibom (16), Kaduna (13), FCT (7), Bayelsa (6), Kano (6), Oyo (6), Delta (5), Rivers (5), Nasarawa (4), Ebonyi (3), Osun (3) and Gombe (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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