COVID-19 NIGERIA

Samples Tested

1,838,174

Confirmed Cases

164,147

Active Cases

7,782

Discharged Cases

154,304

Death

2,061

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths
Lagos 58,088 659 56,990 439
FCT 19,756 507 19,084 165
Plateau 9,035 -4 8,982 57
Kaduna 9,009 36 8,908 65
Rivers 7,045 58 6,886 101
Oyo 6,839 210 6,506 123
Edo 4,897 5 4,707 185
Ogun 4,635 15 4,571 49
Kano 3,941 23 3,808 110
Ondo 3,226 1,083 2,080 63
Kwara 3,120 251 2,814 55
Delta 2,617 802 1,744 71
Osun 2,570 37 2,481 52
Nasarawa 2,380 1,994 373 13
Enugu 2,281 239 2,013 29
Katsina 2,097 14 2,049 34
Gombe 2,034 4 1,986 44
Ebonyi 2,019 22 1,965 32
Anambra 1,909 64 1,826 19
Akwa Ibom 1,840 91 1,735 14
Abia 1,683 16 1,645 22
Imo 1,655 26 1,592 37
Bauchi 1,540 8 1,515 17
Borno 1,337 99 1,200 38
Benue 1,188 575 591 22
Adamawa 1,063 757 274 32
Niger 930 0 913 17
Taraba 910 24 864 22
Bayelsa 878 18 834 26
Ekiti 869 11 847 11
Sokoto 775 1 746 28
Jigawa 527 26 485 16
Kebbi 450 42 392 16
Cross River 394 9 367 18
Yobe 365 49 307 9
Zamfara 240 11 221 8
Kogi 5 0 3 2

Highlights

  • On the 16th of April 2021, 67 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria
  • Till date, 164147 cases have been confirmed, 154304 cases have been discharged and 2061 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
  • The 67 new cases are reported from 9 states- Lagos (26), Kaduna (11), Akwa Ibom (8), Rivers (8), Ogun (5), Kano (3), Osun (3), FCT (2) and Plateau (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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