COVID-19 NIGERIA

Samples Tested

1,684,305

Confirmed Cases

160,895

Active Cases

13,127

Discharged Cases

145,752

Death

2,016

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths
Lagos 57,034 447 56,162 425
FCT 19,479 3,702 15,621 156
Plateau 8,992 75 8,860 57
Kaduna 8,804 134 8,605 65
Rivers 6,813 238 6,477 98
Oyo 6,810 507 6,187 116
Edo 4,837 179 4,473 185
Ogun 4,564 212 4,303 49
Kano 3,874 34 3,731 109
Ondo 3,124 983 2,080 61
Kwara 3,042 282 2,705 55
Delta 2,593 780 1,744 69
Osun 2,492 102 2,338 52
Nasarawa 2,305 1,919 373 13
Enugu 2,221 327 1,865 29
Katsina 2,073 9 2,030 34
Gombe 2,023 8 1,971 44
Ebonyi 1,968 162 1,774 32
Anambra 1,909 64 1,826 19
Akwa Ibom 1,707 483 1,210 14
Abia 1,629 44 1,564 21
Imo 1,619 151 1,432 36
Bauchi 1,482 198 1,267 17
Borno 1,321 83 1,200 38
Benue 1,188 575 591 22
Adamawa 942 641 270 31
Niger 928 494 417 17
Taraba 881 55 804 22
Ekiti 848 65 773 10
Bayelsa 828 37 765 26
Sokoto 769 0 741 28
Jigawa 501 5 480 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 15th of March 2021, 238 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
  • Till date, 160895 cases have been confirmed, 145752 cases have been discharged and 2016 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
  • The 238 new cases are reported from 17 states- Lagos (72), Kwara (28), Bauchi (19), Kaduna (19), Edo (17), Ogun (15), Nasarawa (13), Rivers (10), FCT (9), Ondo (8), Akwa Ibom (5), Gombe (5), Niger (5), Osun (5), Plateau (4), Oyo (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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