Coronavirus (COVID-19)
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) was first reported in Wuhan, Hubei, China in December 2019, the outbreak was later recognized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020.
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Covid-19 Cases in Nigeria Since Inception 
Recoveries vs Deaths in Nigeria
Covid-19 Statistics by States and Zones in Nigeria
Zones: North Central (NC), North East (NE), North West (NW), South East (SE), South South (SS), South West (SW)
|
States Affected |
Zone |
Lab Confirmed Cases |
Active Cases |
Recoveries |
Deaths |
Recoveries Rate |
Deaths Rate |
|
Benue |
NC |
496 |
25 |
460 |
11 |
93% |
2% |
|
FCT |
NC |
6,868 |
722 |
6,063 |
83 |
88% |
1% |
|
Kogi |
NC |
5 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
60% |
40% |
|
Kwara |
NC |
1,106 |
38 |
1,039 |
29 |
94% |
3% |
|
Nasarawa |
NC |
493 |
155 |
325 |
13 |
66% |
3% |
|
Niger |
NC |
298 |
4 |
282 |
12 |
95% |
4% |
|
Plateau |
NC |
3,877 |
145 |
3,698 |
34 |
95% |
1% |
|
Adamawa |
NE |
261 |
4 |
238 |
19 |
91% |
7% |
|
Bauchi |
NE |
773 |
27 |
732 |
14 |
95% |
2% |
|
Borno |
NE |
745 |
4 |
705 |
36 |
95% |
5% |
|
Gombe |
NE |
938 |
56 |
857 |
25 |
91% |
3% |
|
Taraba |
NE |
163 |
4 |
153 |
6 |
94% |
4% |
|
Yobe |
NE |
100 |
8 |
84 |
8 |
84% |
8% |
|
Jigawa |
NW |
331 |
12 |
308 |
11 |
93% |
3% |
|
Kaduna |
NW |
3,136 |
225 |
2,864 |
47 |
91% |
1% |
|
Kano |
NW |
1,797 |
38 |
1,705 |
54 |
95% |
3% |
|
Katsina |
NW |
1,030 |
23 |
983 |
24 |
95% |
2% |
|
Kebbi |
NW |
93 |
1 |
84 |
8 |
90% |
9% |
|
Sokoto |
NW |
166 |
1 |
148 |
17 |
89% |
10% |
|
Zamfara |
NW |
79 |
1 |
73 |
5 |
92% |
6% |
|
Abia |
SE |
926 |
9 |
908 |
9 |
98% |
1% |
|
Anambra |
SE |
285 |
1 |
265 |
19 |
93% |
7% |
|
Ebonyi |
SE |
1,055 |
6 |
1,019 |
30 |
97% |
3% |
|
Enugu |
SE |
1,332 |
21 |
1,290 |
21 |
97% |
2% |
|
Imo |
SE |
677 |
42 |
623 |
12 |
92% |
2% |
|
Akwa Ibom |
SS |
339 |
19 |
311 |
9 |
92% |
3% |
|
Bayelsa |
SS |
454 |
46 |
387 |
21 |
85% |
5% |
|
Cross River |
SS |
90 |
3 |
78 |
9 |
87% |
10% |
|
Delta |
SS |
1,824 |
38 |
1,737 |
49 |
95% |
3% |
|
Edo |
SS |
2,699 |
7 |
2,580 |
112 |
96% |
4% |
|
Rivers |
SS |
2,996 |
87 |
2,850 |
59 |
95% |
2% |
|
Ekiti |
SW |
365 |
24 |
335 |
6 |
92% |
2% |
|
Lagos |
SW |
23,410 |
844 |
22,343 |
223 |
95% |
1% |
|
Ogun |
SW |
2,228 |
145 |
2,050 |
33 |
92% |
1% |
|
Ondo |
SW |
1,728 |
103 |
1,585 |
40 |
92% |
2% |
|
Osun |
SW |
947 |
4 |
922 |
21 |
97% |
2% |
|
Oyo |
SW |
3,728 |
340 |
3,343 |
45 |
90% |
1% |
|
Total |
|
67838 |
3232 |
63430 |
1176 |
94% |
2% |
|
Zones |
Lab Confirmed Cases |
Recoveries |
Deaths |
Recovery Rate |
Death Rate |
|
North Central |
13,143 |
11,870 |
184 |
90% |
1% |
|
North East |
2,980 |
2,769 |
108 |
93% |
4% |
|
North West |
6,632 |
6,165 |
166 |
93% |
3% |
|
South East |
4,275 |
4,105 |
91 |
96% |
2% |
|
South South |
8,402 |
7,943 |
259 |
95% |
3% |
|
South West |
32,406 |
30,578 |
368 |
94% |
1% |
|
National |
67,838 |
63,430 |
1,176 |
94% |
2% |
BRIEF COVID-19 NIGERIA ANALYSIS
Lab Confirmed Cases
Nigeria had its first case on 27th February, 2020 and the cases started increasing on 19th April, 2020 with a value of 86 cases and spiked on 7th and 8th of May, 2020 with a value of 381 and 387 cases respectively and went high on 30th May, 2020 with 553 cases and has been on the increase ever since and the highest number of cases that have been recorded in a day was on the 1st of July, 2020 with a value of 790 cases and the daily cases has remained in the range of 500 to 700 cases since then till this day. Since the beginning of September 2020, the rate of confimed cases has reduced significantly.
Recoveries Deaths
At the incept, recoveries was very low as almost equal to number of deaths, and went up a bit on 15th April, 2020 with a value of 29 and spiked on 29th April, 2020 with a value of 52 and came down again on 30th April, 2020 with a value of 12. Recoveries spiked again on 5th May, 2020 with a value of 64 and has been on the increase since then as shown in the graph above. On 27th July, 2020, we had a high recovery rate with a value of 829. On 5th August, 2020, recovery rate has increased drastically due to recoveries from treatment centre and community recoveries managed at home and a large percentage of these recoveries are from Lagos state. Through out the period of Covid-19 Pandemic in Nigeria, recovery rate has been relatively constant.
Deaths
Deaths has been relatively low since the inception of the first Covid-19 case in Nigeria and has been in the range of 5 to 20 for number of deaths in a day. From the graph we can see that on 6th June, 2020 was the day the highest number of deaths has been recorded in Nigeria with a value of 31. Since the beginning of September, the death rate has significantly decreased.
Analyzed by Community Initiative for Enhanced Peace and Development (CIEPD)
Analyst: Mr. Jude Asolo
Assisted By: Mr. Chidiebere Onyike
