COVID-19 NIGERIA

Samples Tested

2,542,261

Confirmed Cases

176,577

Active Cases

9,066

Discharged Cases

165,333

Death

2,178

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths
Lagos 65,261 6,267 58,529 465
FCT 20,039 127 19,742 170
Kaduna 9,192 42 9,084 66
Plateau 9,118 53 9,008 57
Rivers 7,849 327 7,420 102
Oyo 7,279 330 6,810 139
Edo 4,961 23 4,753 185
Ogun 4,837 106 4,672 59
Kano 4,030 24 3,896 110
Ondo 3,607 85 3,455 67
Kwara 3,257 134 3,068 55
Akwa Ibom 2,896 888 1,976 32
Delta 2,691 63 2,556 72
Osun 2,627 33 2,541 53
Enugu 2,490 16 2,445 29
Nasarawa 2,403 19 2,345 39
Gombe 2,186 52 2,090 44
Katsina 2,163 57 2,071 35
Ebonyi 2,047 13 2,002 32
Anambra 1,920 75 1,826 19
Abia 1,736 32 1,682 22
Imo 1,688 27 1,624 37
Bauchi 1,553 2 1,534 17
Benue 1,366 15 1,327 24
Borno 1,344 1 1,305 38
Adamawa 1,134 4 1,098 32
Ekiti 1,004 99 894 11
Taraba 1,001 0 977 24
Niger 961 27 914 20
Bayelsa 946 25 895 26
Sokoto 787 1 758 28
Jigawa 562 25 521 16
Yobe 499 0 490 9
Kebbi 450 42 392 16
Cross River 437 25 394 18
Zamfara 251 7 236 8
Kogi 5 0 3 2

Highlights

  • On the 5th of August 2021, 566 new confirmed cases and 11 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
  • Till date, 176577 cases have been confirmed, 165323 cases have been discharged and 2178 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
  • The 566 new cases are reported from 12 states-Lagos (283), Akwa Ibom (88), Oyo (62), Rivers (62), FCT (18), Ogun (17), Ekiti (12), Kwara (11), Plateau (6), Zamfara (3), Kaduna (2), and Katsina (2)
  • A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 2, continues to coordinate the national response activities
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Updates

Provisional Quarantine Protocol for Travellers Arriving in Nigeria July 1, 2021
IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES FOR PHASED RESTRICTION OF MOVEMENT May 11, 2021
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
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