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CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) HIGHLIGHTS

• On the 21st of April 2020, 117 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Nigeria
• Till date, 782 cases have been confirmed, 197 cases have been discharged and twenty-five deaths have been recorded in Nigeria
• The 117 new cases are reported from eight states- Lagos (59), FCT (29), Kano (14), Borno (6), Katsina (4), Ogun (3), Rivers (1), Bauchi (1).
• A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities

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LATEST UPDATES

Date Title
20th April 2020

National Strategy to Scale Up Access to Coronavirus Disease Testing in Nigeria

19th April 2020

Self Isolation & Quarantine Guide

17th April 2020

Parenting Guide

16th April 2020

Covid-19 Testing Strategy

14th April 2020

Advisory on Use of Face Masks

14th April 2020

Guidelines for the Safe Management of a Dead Body

10th April 2020

Rational Use of Personal Protective Equipment in the Care of COVID-19 Cases

31st March 2020

COVID-19 Regulations 2020

GLOBAL SITUATION REPORT

Globally as at 10:00 CET 21ST April 2020

2 397 216 confirmed (83 006) new)
162 956 deaths(5109 new)

Source: WHO Situation Report

CASE SUMMARY IN NIGERIA AS AT APRIL 21ST 2020

Total Samples Tested

> 7153

Total Confirmed cases

782

Discharged

197

Death

25

States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Active Cases No. Discharged No of Deaths

Lagos

430

309

106

15

Abuja FCT

118

80

35

3

Kano

73

72

0

1

Osun

20

2

18

0

Oyo

16

11

5

0

Edo

15

6

7

2

Ogun

20

15

5

0

Katsina

16

15

0

1

Kwara

9

7

2

0

Akwa Ibom

9

5

3

1

Kaduna

9

5

4

0

Bauchi

8

3

5

0

Gombe

5

5

0

0

Delta

4

3

0

1

Ekiti

4

2

2

0

Borno

9

8

0

1

Ondo

3

2

1

0

Abia

2

2

0

0

Enugu

2

0

2

0

Rivers

3

1

2

0

Niger

2

2

0

0

Jigawa

2

2

0

0

Benue

1

1

0

0

Anambra

1

1

0

0

Sokoto

1

1

0

0

Total

782

560

197

25

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