COVID-19 NIGERIA

Samples Tested

1,727,467

Confirmed Cases

162,489

Active Cases

10,256

Discharged Cases

150,192

Death

2,041

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths
Lagos 57,533 111 56,990 432
FCT 19,613 2,393 17,064 156
Plateau 9,019 63 8,899 57
Kaduna 8,908 68 8,775 65
Rivers 6,905 47 6,758 100
Oyo 6,838 494 6,221 123
Edo 4,873 39 4,649 185
Ogun 4,613 122 4,442 49
Kano 3,897 24 3,763 110
Ondo 3,168 1,026 2,080 62
Kwara 3,070 201 2,814 55
Delta 2,599 784 1,744 71
Osun 2,524 27 2,445 52
Nasarawa 2,318 1,932 373 13
Enugu 2,221 327 1,865 29
Katsina 2,082 18 2,030 34
Gombe 2,030 3 1,983 44
Ebonyi 2,007 24 1,951 32
Anambra 1,909 64 1,826 19
Akwa Ibom 1,762 312 1,436 14
Abia 1,665 1 1,643 21
Imo 1,642 70 1,535 37
Bauchi 1,521 3 1,501 17
Borno 1,327 89 1,200 38
Benue 1,188 575 591 22
Adamawa 1,051 745 274 32
Niger 930 496 417 17
Taraba 910 24 864 22
Ekiti 864 45 808 11
Bayelsa 852 42 784 26
Sokoto 774 5 741 28
Jigawa 518 17 485 16
Kebbi 442 34 392 16
Cross River 366 8 341 17
Yobe 313 20 284 9
Zamfara 232 3 221 8
Kogi 5 0 3 2

Highlights

  • On the 27th of March 2021, 101 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
  • Till date, 162489 cases have been confirmed, 150205 cases have been discharged and 2041 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
  • The 101 new cases are reported from 11 states- Lagos (32), Abia (16), Ebonyi (14), FCT (10), Bayelsa (6), Rivers (6), Bauchi (5), Jigawa (4), Oyo (3), Akwa Ibom (3) and Osun (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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