COVID-19 NIGERIA

Samples Tested

1,684,305

Confirmed Cases

161,409

Active Cases

12,492

Discharged Cases

146,890

Death

2,027

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths
Lagos 57,164 292 56,446 426
FCT 19,513 3,666 15,691 156
Plateau 9,006 75 8,874 57
Kaduna 8,838 118 8,655 65
Rivers 6,852 159 6,595 98
Oyo 6,821 512 6,193 116
Edo 4,864 154 4,518 192
Ogun 4,591 227 4,315 49
Kano 3,881 25 3,747 109
Ondo 3,129 974 2,094 61
Kwara 3,049 289 2,705 55
Delta 2,597 782 1,744 71
Osun 2,503 96 2,355 52
Nasarawa 2,315 1,929 373 13
Enugu 2,221 327 1,865 29
Katsina 2,082 18 2,030 34
Gombe 2,025 5 1,976 44
Ebonyi 1,976 8 1,936 32
Anambra 1,909 64 1,826 19
Akwa Ibom 1,732 471 1,247 14
Abia 1,644 31 1,592 21
Imo 1,639 68 1,535 36
Bauchi 1,482 198 1,267 17
Borno 1,324 86 1,200 38
Benue 1,188 575 591 22
Adamawa 942 641 270 31
Niger 928 494 417 17
Taraba 910 24 864 22
Ekiti 857 65 781 11
Bayelsa 832 41 765 26
Sokoto 770 1 741 28
Jigawa 501 5 480 16
Kebbi 438 32 392 14
Cross River 357 13 327 17
Yobe 293 25 259 9
Zamfara 231 2 221 8
Kogi 5 0 3 2

Highlights

  • On the 18th of March 2021, 135 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria
  • Till date, 161409 cases have been confirmed, 146890 cases have been discharged and 2027 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
  • The 135 new cases are reported from 16 states - Lagos (41), Imo (20), Ogun (14), FCT (10), Kebbi (11), Rivers (10), Akwa Ibom (8), Plateau (4), Ebonyi (3), Kaduna (3), Kano (3), Osun (3), Oyo (2), Ekiti (1), Gombe (1), and Nasarawa (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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