COVID-19 NIGERIA

Samples Tested

1,727,467

Confirmed Cases

161,868

Active Cases

11,713

Discharged Cases

148,125

Death

2,030

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths
Lagos 57,337 22 56,889 426
FCT 19,584 3,515 15,913 156
Plateau 9,015 59 8,899 57
Kaduna 8,869 80 8,724 65
Rivers 6,867 106 6,663 98
Oyo 6,824 504 6,204 116
Edo 4,868 79 4,597 192
Ogun 4,611 206 4,356 49
Kano 3,890 28 3,752 110
Ondo 3,162 1,007 2,094 61
Kwara 3,067 204 2,808 55
Delta 2,599 784 1,744 71
Osun 2,512 55 2,405 52
Nasarawa 2,316 1,930 373 13
Enugu 2,221 327 1,865 29
Katsina 2,082 18 2,030 34
Gombe 2,025 3 1,978 44
Ebonyi 1,989 19 1,938 32
Anambra 1,909 64 1,826 19
Akwa Ibom 1,736 441 1,281 14
Abia 1,649 9 1,619 21
Imo 1,639 68 1,535 36
Bauchi 1,488 204 1,267 17
Borno 1,326 88 1,200 38
Benue 1,188 575 591 22
Adamawa 942 641 270 31
Niger 930 496 417 17
Taraba 910 24 864 22
Ekiti 863 45 807 11
Bayelsa 838 33 779 26
Sokoto 773 4 741 28
Jigawa 511 15 480 16
Kebbi 442 34 392 16
Cross River 357 -1 341 17
Yobe 293 25 259 9
Zamfara 231 2 221 8
Kogi 5 0 3 2

Highlights

  • On the 21st of March 2021, 86 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria
  • Till date, 161737 cases have been confirmed, 147899 cases have been discharged and 2030 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
  • The 86 new cases are reported from 7 states- FCT (33), Lagos (28), Ondo (11), Kano (7), Akwa Ibom (3), Rivers (3), and Kaduna (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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