COVID-19 NIGERIA

Samples Tested

1,270,523

Confirmed Cases

121,566

Active Cases

22,834

Discharged Cases

97,228

Death

1,504

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths
Lagos 44,940 8,117 36,531 292
FCT 15,770 4,709 10,942 119
Plateau 7,522 817 6,652 53
Kaduna 7,341 893 6,392 56
Oyo 4,996 823 4,101 72
Rivers 4,876 797 4,001 78
Edo 3,568 500 2,933 135
Ogun 3,206 544 2,623 39
Kano 2,796 331 2,392 73
Delta 2,223 434 1,737 52
Ondo 2,188 142 2,000 46
Kwara 1,793 331 1,424 38
Katsina 1,730 33 1,670 27
Enugu 1,644 248 1,375 21
Gombe 1,567 188 1,337 42
Nasarawa 1,496 1,158 325 13
Osun 1,436 333 1,076 27
Ebonyi 1,330 228 1,072 30
Abia 1,203 116 1,075 12
Bauchi 1,120 40 1,063 17
Imo 989 182 790 17
Borno 880 70 774 36
Akwa Ibom 783 302 471 10
Anambra 720 366 334 20
Benue 717 164 535 18
Sokoto 689 49 614 26
Bayelsa 655 81 550 24
Niger 641 210 417 14
Adamawa 608 344 238 26
Ekiti 513 71 434 8
Jigawa 445 46 388 11
Taraba 324 79 233 12
Kebbi 267 51 203 13
Yobe 211 6 197 8
Cross River 189 11 166 12
Zamfara 185 20 160 5
Kogi 5 0 3 2

Highlights

  • On the 24th of January 2021, 964 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
  • Till date, 121566 cases have been confirmed, 97228 cases have been discharged and 1504 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
  • The 964 new cases are reported from 19 states- Lagos (360), FCT (88) Ogun (73), Imo (72), Kaduna (67), Plateau (57), Abia (41), Osun (41), Rivers (32), Kano (26), Niger (24), Benue (23), Edo (20), Cross River (20), Akwa Ibom (8), Nasarawa (6), Zamfara (6), Ekiti (6) and Jigawa (4)
  • A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities
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Updates

Casa Definitions for Corona Virus Disease January 2021 Jan. 25, 2021
Guidance for the use of approved COVID-19 Ag RDTs in Nigeria Jan. 17, 2021
Provisional Quarantine Protocol for Travellers Arriving in Nigeria effective on 10th January, 2021 Jan. 11, 2021
Report on National Survey on school closure due to COVID19 Pandemic Jan. 5, 2021
PROVISIONAL QUARANTINE PROTOCOL FOR TRAVELLERS ARRIVING IN NIGERIA FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM AND SOUTH AFRICA Dec. 29, 2020
Risk Communication and Community Engagement Strategy Dec. 18, 2020
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