• On the 16th of March 2020, one new confirmed case of COVID-19 recorded in Nigeria
• Cummulatively, there are three (3) confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria
• Apart from the index case, a total of 48 people have been screened for COVID-19 (5 new) in 8
States (Edo, Enugu, FCT, Kano, Lagos, Ogun, Rivers, and Yobe) out of which 46 tested
negative and have been ruled out, result is pending for one, while one (a contact of the index
case) was confirmed positive
• The second confirmed case who was a contact of the index case, has tested negative twice
consecutively, has cleared the virus and was discharged to go home on 13th of March 2020
• A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at level 3, continues to
coordinate the national response activities
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Date | Title |
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17 March 2020 | Federal Ministry of Health Announces Third Confirmed Case of COVID-19 in Nigeria |
16 March 2020 | |
16 March 2020 | |
15 March 2020 | |
9 March 2020 | |
5 March 2020 | |
29 February 2020 | Recommendations on Infection Prevention and Control for COVID-19 |
Total Confirmed case | 3 |
Discharged | 1 |
Death | 0 |
Globally |
167 511 confirmed (13 903 new) |
China |
81 077 confirmed (29 new) |
Outside China |
86 434 confirmed (13 874 new) |