COVID-19 NIGERIA

Samples Tested

1,939,165

Confirmed Cases

165,285

Active Cases

7,807

Discharged Cases

155,413

Death

2,065

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths
Lagos 58,522 1,093 56,990 439
FCT 19,800 537 19,097 166
Kaduna 9,063 14 8,984 65
Plateau 9,059 15 8,987 57
Rivers 7,124 1 7,022 101
Oyo 6,852 7 6,721 124
Edo 4,904 5 4,714 185
Ogun 4,679 38 4,592 49
Kano 3,963 25 3,828 110
Ondo 3,248 1,105 2,080 63
Kwara 3,123 6 3,062 55
Delta 2,623 808 1,744 71
Osun 2,578 11 2,515 52
Enugu 2,420 378 2,013 29
Nasarawa 2,382 1,996 373 13
Katsina 2,097 14 2,049 34
Gombe 2,034 4 1,986 44
Ebonyi 2,030 33 1,965 32
Anambra 1,909 64 1,826 19
Akwa Ibom 1,870 23 1,833 14
Abia 1,690 10 1,658 22
Imo 1,657 28 1,592 37
Bauchi 1,549 14 1,518 17
Borno 1,337 99 1,200 38
Benue 1,188 575 591 22
Adamawa 1,103 796 275 32
Taraba 992 0 968 24
Niger 930 0 913 17
Bayelsa 886 5 855 26
Ekiti 872 5 856 11
Sokoto 775 0 747 28
Jigawa 528 20 492 16
Kebbi 450 42 392 16
Yobe 409 25 375 9
Cross River 394 0 376 18
Zamfara 240 11 221 8
Kogi 5 0 3 2

Highlights

  • On the 5th of May 2021, 52 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
  • Till date, 165273 cases have been confirmed, 155403 cases have been discharged and 2065 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
  • The 52 new cases are reported from 7 states- Taraba (18), FCT (9), Rivers (9), Lagos (7), Akwa Ibom (6), Kano (2), 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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