On the 8th of January 2022, 766 new confirmed cases and 1 death were recorded in Nigeria
Till date, 247775 cases have been confirmed, 218427 cases have been discharged and 3071 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory

The 766 new cases are reported from 13 States- Lagos (261), Anambra (208), Rivers (159), Kaduna (42), Gombe (25), FCT (20), Osun (19), Oyo (14), Bauchi (5), Kano (5), Ekiti (4), Ebonyi (2) and Ogun (2)
A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 2, continues to coordinate the national response activities
