COVID-19 NIGERIA

Samples Tested

2,942,578

Confirmed Cases

201,630

Active Cases

8,688

Discharged Cases

190,288

Death

2,654

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths
Lagos 75,819 2,805 72,350 664
FCT 21,140 761 20,199 180
Rivers 11,705 660 10,894 151
Kaduna 9,429 71 9,288 70
Plateau 9,293 84 9,146 63
Oyo 8,620 693 7,740 187
Edo 6,177 700 5,262 215
Ogun 5,343 31 5,233 79
Ondo 4,386 263 4,034 89
Akwa Ibom 4,284 595 3,647 42
Kano 4,149 42 3,995 112
Kwara 3,753 42 3,650 61
Delta 3,295 654 2,556 85
Osun 2,828 40 2,703 85
Enugu 2,675 112 2,534 29
Nasarawa 2,427 43 2,345 39
Gombe 2,343 35 2,263 45
Katsina 2,214 50 2,129 35
Anambra 2,196 120 2,057 19
Ebonyi 2,059 24 2,003 32
Abia 1,880 50 1,805 25
Imo 1,802 84 1,678 40
Ekiti 1,688 301 1,362 25
Bauchi 1,609 2 1,590 17
Benue 1,576 134 1,418 24
Borno 1,344 0 1,306 38
Bayelsa 1,204 140 1,037 27
Adamawa 1,155 25 1,098 32
Taraba 1,091 13 1,054 24
Niger 1,001 67 914 20
Sokoto 796 2 766 28
Jigawa 573 12 545 16
Cross River 559 20 518 21
Yobe 501 2 490 9
Kebbi 458 9 433 16
Zamfara 253 2 243 8
Kogi 5 0 3 2

Highlights

  • On the 18th of September 2021, 336 new confirmed cases and 5 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
  • Till date, 201630 cases have been confirmed, 190288 cases have been discharged and 2654 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
  • The 336 new cases are reported from 17 states- Lagos (86), Benue (48), Rivers (46), Bauchi (41), Edo (25), FCT (19), Akwa Ibom (13), Ondo (12), Anambra (11), Ekiti (8), Kwara (7), Plateau (7), Bayelsa (4), Kaduna (4), Delta (2), Ogun (2) and Kano (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

Provisional Quarantine Protocol for Travellers arriving Nigeria valid from 15th September 2021 Sept. 15, 2021
GUIDANCE FOR SETUP OF A MOLECULAR LABORATORY FOR COVID19 TESTING_V1 2021 Aug. 23, 2021
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
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