COVID-19 NIGERIA

Samples Tested

2,648,684

Confirmed Cases

186,635

Active Cases

16,055

Discharged Cases

168,320

Death

2,260

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths
Lagos 70,474 11,442 58,561 471
FCT 20,362 314 19,874 174
Rivers 9,365 1,193 8,063 109
Kaduna 9,203 12 9,125 66
Plateau 9,135 23 9,055 57
Oyo 7,761 487 7,121 153
Ogun 5,177 298 4,806 73
Edo 5,101 135 4,777 189
Kano 4,036 8 3,918 110
Ondo 3,810 217 3,523 70
Akwa Ibom 3,650 725 2,893 32
Kwara 3,435 310 3,068 57
Delta 2,795 164 2,556 75
Osun 2,667 25 2,573 69
Enugu 2,540 10 2,501 29
Nasarawa 2,412 28 2,345 39
Gombe 2,234 36 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 1,384 33 1,327 24
Borno 1,344 1 1,305 38
Ekiti 1,280 263 1,002 15
Adamawa 1,134 4 1,098 32
Taraba 1,059 30 1,005 24
Bayelsa 985 39 920 26
Niger 964 30 914 20
Sokoto 794 4 762 28
Jigawa 562 25 521 16
Yobe 501 2 490 9
Cross River 470 27 422 21
Kebbi 450 42 392 16
Zamfara 251 7 236 8
Kogi 5 0 3 2

Highlights

  • On the 21st of August 2021, 1064 new confirmed cases and 13 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
  • Till date, 186635 cases have been confirmed, 168320 cases have been discharged and 2260 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
  • The 1064 new cases are reported from 10 states- Lagos (776), Rivers (143), Ekiti (49), Kwara (33) Ogun (21), Benue (18), Oyo (13), FCT (5), Osun (4) and Yobe (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

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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