On the 16th of August 2021, 584 new confirmed cases and 4 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
Till date, 183087 cases have been confirmed, 167310 cases have been discharged and 2223 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory

The 584 new cases are reported from 15 states- Lagos (201), Rivers (149), FCT (82), Ondo (73), Ekiti (17), Cross River (13), Oyo (11), Ogun (9), Delta (8), Osun (8), Bayelsa (4), Kaduna (4), Kano (2), Kwara (2), and Sokoto (1)
A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 2, continues to coordinate the national response activities
