On the 5th of March 2021, 371 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, Lagos state recorded 101 fresh cases.
Till date, 158042 cases have been confirmed, 137025 cases have been discharged and 1954 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital TerritoryThe 371 new cases are reported from 20 states- Lagos (101), Rivers (54), Anambra (31), Ebonyi (23), Imo (23), Kwara (22), Kano (20), Taraba (17), Akwa Ibom (16), FCT (15), Abia (13), Kaduna (13), Osun (5), Edo (4), Oyo (4), Kebbi (3), Ogun (3), Ekiti (2), Nasarawa (1), and Zamfara (1)A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities
