COVID-19 NIGERIA

Samples Tested

1,727,467

Confirmed Cases

162,388

Active Cases

10,363

Discharged Cases

149,986

Death

2,039

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths
Lagos 57,501 81 56,990 430
FCT 19,603 2,382 17,064 157
Plateau 9,019 63 8,899 57
Kaduna 8,908 68 8,775 65
Rivers 6,899 61 6,739 99
Oyo 6,835 498 6,221 116
Edo 4,873 37 4,644 192
Ogun 4,613 151 4,413 49
Kano 3,897 24 3,763 110
Ondo 3,168 1,012 2,094 62
Kwara 3,070 201 2,814 55
Delta 2,599 784 1,744 71
Osun 2,522 25 2,445 52
Nasarawa 2,318 1,932 373 13
Enugu 2,221 327 1,865 29
Katsina 2,082 18 2,030 34
Gombe 2,030 3 1,983 44
Ebonyi 1,993 23 1,938 32
Anambra 1,909 64 1,826 19
Akwa Ibom 1,759 361 1,384 14
Abia 1,649 9 1,619 21
Imo 1,642 70 1,535 37
Bauchi 1,516 75 1,424 17
Borno 1,327 89 1,200 38
Benue 1,188 575 591 22
Adamawa 1,051 745 274 32
Niger 930 496 417 17
Taraba 910 24 864 22
Ekiti 864 46 807 11
Bayelsa 846 36 784 26
Sokoto 774 5 741 28
Jigawa 514 13 485 16
Kebbi 442 34 392 16
Cross River 366 8 341 17
Yobe 313 20 284 9
Zamfara 232 3 221 8
Kogi 5 0 3 2

Highlights

  • On the 26th of March 2021, 113 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
  • Till date, 162388 cases have been confirmed, 149986 cases have been discharged and 2039 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
  • The 113 new cases are reported from 10 states- Lagos (53), Rivers (22), Akwa Ibom (12), Kaduna (12), Ondo (6), Osun (3), FCT (2), Jigawa(1), Nasarawa (1) and Kano (1)
  • A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities
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Updates

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
CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) HEALTH PROTECTION REGULATIONS 2021 Feb. 1, 2021
Community Case Definitions for Coronavirus Disease 2019 January 2021 Feb. 1, 2021
Guideline on Social Distancing Jan. 28, 2021
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