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COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria

COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationNigeria
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China[1]
Index caseLagos
Arrival date27 February 2020
(4 years, 8 months, 4 weeks and 2 days ago)
Confirmed cases267,189[2]
Recovered207,254[3]
Deaths
3,155[2]
Fatality rate1.18%
Vaccinations
  • 93,829,430[2] (total vaccinated)
  • 81,297,810[2] (fully vaccinated)
  • 133,048,024[2] (doses administered)
Government website
covid19.ncdc.gov.ng

The COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first confirmed case in Nigeria was announced on 27 February 2020, when an Italian national in Lagos tested positive for the virus.[4][5] On 9 March 2020, a second case of the virus was reported in Ewekoro, Ogun State, a Nigerian citizen who came into contact with the Italian national.[6][7]

The effect of the virus in Nigeria has become notable worldwide for being extremely understated, as there have been just under 255,000 confirmed cases in a country of 200 million+; however, there has been far less testing for the virus in Nigeria than other countries.[8] Deaths however have been minimal (3,155).[9] This has been credited to a warmer climate, far younger populations (fewer people in care homes), faster government responses, and, crucially, experience in dealing with recent epidemics, such as the Ebola virus, that most Western countries lacked.[10]

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  3. ^ "NCDC Covid-19 Page". Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  4. ^ "FIRST CASE OF CORONA VIRUS DISEASE CONFIRMED IN NIGERIA". Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  5. ^ Maclean, Ruth; Dahir, Abdi Latif (28 February 2020). "Nigeria Responds to First Coronavirus Case in Sub-Saharan Africa". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Nigeria records second case of Coronavirus". P.M. News. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  7. ^ "UPDATED: Coronavirus: Second case confirmed in Nigeria". 9 March 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  8. ^ "'It's a tricky thing.' COVID-19 cases haven't soared in Nigeria, but that could change". www.science.org. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Nigeria: WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard With Vaccination Data". covid19.who.int. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Coronavirus in Africa: Five reasons why Covid-19 has been less deadly than elsewhere". BBC News. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2022.

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