COVID-19 NIGERIA

Samples Tested

1,154,138

Confirmed Cases

108,943

Active Cases

22,156

Discharged Cases

85,367

Death

1,420

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths
Lagos 39,723 8,164 31,290 269
FCT 14,544 6,588 7,845 111
Plateau 6,617 686 5,884 47
Kaduna 6,121 390 5,676 55
Oyo 4,679 558 4,054 67
Rivers 4,382 733 3,576 73
Edo 3,246 303 2,819 124
Ogun 2,831 330 2,464 37
Kano 2,577 334 2,173 70
Delta 2,102 313 1,737 52
Ondo 2,070 219 1,809 42
Katsina 1,723 52 1,644 27
Enugu 1,583 187 1,375 21
Kwara 1,566 199 1,335 32
Gombe 1,489 197 1,251 41
Nasarawa 1,269 931 325 13
Ebonyi 1,206 104 1,072 30
Osun 1,186 147 1,013 26
Abia 1,129 104 1,014 11
Bauchi 1,107 126 964 17
Borno 859 85 738 36
Imo 841 55 770 16
Sokoto 677 230 421 26
Benue 653 124 513 16
Akwa Ibom 615 207 399 9
Bayelsa 608 46 539 23
Niger 547 133 400 14
Adamawa 540 276 238 26
Anambra 513 159 334 20
Ekiti 466 51 408 7
Jigawa 425 31 383 11
Taraba 258 39 208 11
Kebbi 248 32 203 13
Yobe 207 20 179 8
Cross River 169 0 157 12
Zamfara 162 3 154 5
Kogi 5 0 3 2

Highlights

  • On the 16th of January 2021, 1598 new confirmed cases and 7 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
  • Till date, 108943 cases have been confirmed, 85367 cases have been discharged and 1420 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
  • The 1598 new cases are reported from 24 states- Lagos (461), FCT (206), Plateau (197), Rivers (168), Kaduna (116), Anambra (53), Ogun (49), Ebonyi (47), Edo (42), Sokoto (32), Imo (31), Katsina (31), Oyo (30), Akwa Ibom (27), Delta (16), Kano (16), Abia (15), Niger (15), Ondo (11), Bayelsa (10), Borno (9), Kebbi (8), Ekiti (7), and Jigawa (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

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
Guidance on Quality Assurance for COVID-19 Molecular Testing in NCDC Network Laboratories Jan. 12, 2021
Updated Guideline on Sample Reception and Reporting for Sars-Cov-2 Testing Nov. 30, 2020
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