COVID-19 NIGERIA

Samples Tested

1,767,694

Confirmed Cases

162,891

Active Cases

9,186

Discharged Cases

151,648

Death

2,057

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths
Lagos 57,680 251 56,990 439
FCT 19,637 1,431 18,042 164
Plateau 9,027 39 8,931 57
Kaduna 8,943 64 8,814 65
Rivers 6,913 21 6,792 100
Oyo 6,838 477 6,238 123
Edo 4,878 8 4,685 185
Ogun 4,617 89 4,479 49
Kano 3,909 26 3,773 110
Ondo 3,191 1,048 2,080 63
Kwara 3,083 214 2,814 55
Delta 2,606 791 1,744 71
Osun 2,532 23 2,457 52
Nasarawa 2,347 1,961 373 13
Enugu 2,237 285 1,923 29
Katsina 2,095 31 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 1,770 233 1,523 14
Abia 1,665 1 1,643 21
Imo 1,650 21 1,592 37
Bauchi 1,529 11 1,501 17
Borno 1,336 98 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 866 19 836 11
Bayelsa 854 24 804 26
Sokoto 774 1 745 28
Jigawa 523 22 485 16
Kebbi 450 42 392 16
Cross River 366 1 348 17
Yobe 313 20 284 9
Zamfara 232 3 221 8
Kogi 5 0 3 2

Highlights

  • On the 31st of March 2021, 129 new confirmed cases and 1 death was recorded in Nigeria
  • Till date, 162,891 cases have been confirmed, 151,648 cases have been discharged and 2,057 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
  • The 129 new cases are reported from 13 states- Lagos (46), Ondo (19), Nasarawa (14), Kaduna (11), Borno (9), Bauchi (8), Akwa Ibom (5), FCT (5), Jigawa (4), Plateau (3), Bayelsa (2), Osun (2) and Rivers (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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