COVID-19 NIGERIA

Samples Tested

1,601,396

Confirmed Cases

160,537

Active Cases

13,810

Discharged Cases

144,714

Death

2,013

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths
Lagos 56,930 545 55,960 425
FCT 19,469 4,227 15,087 155
Plateau 8,986 92 8,837 57
Kaduna 8,765 143 8,557 65
Oyo 6,804 501 6,187 116
Rivers 6,778 229 6,452 97
Edo 4,820 211 4,424 185
Ogun 4,548 200 4,299 49
Kano 3,866 60 3,697 109
Ondo 3,116 975 2,080 61
Kwara 3,014 291 2,668 55
Delta 2,593 780 1,744 69
Osun 2,487 117 2,318 52
Nasarawa 2,291 1,905 373 13
Enugu 2,221 327 1,865 29
Katsina 2,073 9 2,030 34
Gombe 2,018 23 1,952 43
Ebonyi 1,968 162 1,774 32
Anambra 1,909 64 1,826 19
Akwa Ibom 1,702 500 1,188 14
Abia 1,625 40 1,564 21
Imo 1,618 150 1,432 36
Bauchi 1,463 179 1,267 17
Borno 1,316 78 1,200 38
Benue 1,188 575 591 22
Adamawa 942 641 270 31
Niger 923 489 417 17
Taraba 881 55 804 22
Ekiti 848 65 773 10
Bayelsa 815 45 744 26
Sokoto 769 0 741 28
Jigawa 496 0 480 16
Kebbi 427 90 323 14
Cross River 344 14 313 17
Yobe 293 25 259 9
Zamfara 226 3 215 8
Kogi 5 0 3 2

Highlights

  • On the 13th of March 2021, 205 new confirmed cases and 4 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
  • Till date, 160537 cases have been confirmed, 144714 cases have been discharged and 2013 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
  • The 205 new cases are reported from 15 states- Ondo (33), Lagos (25), FCT (22), Bauchi (21), Akwa Ibom (15), Kaduna (14), Katsina (13), Ogun (13), Rivers (11), Edo (8), Ekiti (4), Imo (4), Kano (3), Nasarawa (2), and Niger (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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