COVID-19 NIGERIA

Samples Tested

2,648,684

Confirmed Cases

185,267

Active Cases

15,100

Discharged Cases

167,923

Death

2,244

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths
Lagos 69,698 10,704 58,529 465
FCT 20,339 367 19,799 173
Kaduna 9,203 12 9,125 66
Plateau 9,135 23 9,055 57
Rivers 9,068 1,046 7,913 109
Oyo 7,731 509 7,070 152
Ogun 5,145 279 4,796 70
Edo 5,081 117 4,777 187
Kano 4,036 8 3,918 110
Ondo 3,810 217 3,523 70
Akwa Ibom 3,637 776 2,829 32
Kwara 3,402 277 3,068 57
Delta 2,780 149 2,556 75
Osun 2,663 23 2,573 67
Enugu 2,540 10 2,501 29
Nasarawa 2,411 27 2,345 39
Gombe 2,233 35 2,154 44
Katsina 2,164 29 2,100 35
Ebonyi 2,047 12 2,003 32
Anambra 2,043 56 1,968 19
Abia 1,791 8 1,760 23
Imo 1,697 14 1,645 38
Bauchi 1,553 2 1,534 17
Benue 1,366 15 1,327 24
Borno 1,344 1 1,305 38
Ekiti 1,198 194 990 14
Adamawa 1,134 4 1,098 32
Taraba 1,059 30 1,005 24
Bayelsa 981 38 917 26
Niger 964 30 914 20
Sokoto 792 2 762 28
Jigawa 562 25 521 16
Yobe 499 0 490 9
Cross River 455 12 422 21
Kebbi 450 42 392 16
Zamfara 251 7 236 8
Kogi 5 0 3 2

Highlights

  • On the 19th of August 2021, 674 new confirmed cases and 8 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
  • Till date, 185267 cases have been confirmed, 167923 cases have been discharged and 2244 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
  • The 674 new cases are reported from 17 states- Lagos (355), Rivers (87), FCT (38), Ogun (33) Akwa Ibom (32), Oyo (32), Edo (22), Ekiti (20), Kwara (17), Delta (12), Bayelsa (8), Gombe (5) Kaduna (4), Osun (4), Enugu (2) Nasarawa (2), and Plateau (1)
  • A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 2, continues to coordinate the national response activities
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Updates

Travel Portocol for Diplomats Aug. 16, 2021
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
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