On the 17th of January 2022, 249 new confirmed cases and 7 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
Till date, 251,178 cases have been confirmed, 224,629 cases have been discharged and 3110 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory

The 249 new cases are reported from 15 States – Lagos (59), Adamawa (46), Imo (37), FCT (30), Kwara (14), Rivers (13), Kaduna (10), Taraba (9), Cross River (8), Bauchi (7), Niger (5), Delta (4), Ogun (4), Nasarawa (2) and Kano (1)
A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 2, continues to coordinate the national response activities
