COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria Disease COVID-19 Virus strain SARS-CoV-2 Location Nigeria First outbreak Wuhan , Hubei , China [ 1] Index case Lagos Arrival date 27 February 2020 (4 years, 6 months and 2 days ago) Confirmed cases 267,188[ 2] Recovered 207,254[ 3] Deaths
3,155[ 2] Fatality rate 1.18%Vaccinations 92,261,510[ 2] (total vaccinated) 79,729,922[ 2] (fully vaccinated) 130,894,625[ 2] (doses administered) 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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