COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria

The first confirmed case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria was announced on February 27 2020, when an Italian citizen in Lagos tested positive for the virus SARS-CoV-2.

On March 9, 2020, a second case of the virus was reported in Ewekoro, Ogun State, in a Nigerian citizen who had contact with the Italian citizen.

On March 23, there were ten new cases: six in Lagos State, three in the FCT and one in Edo State. They also confirmed their first death, a 67-year-old Suleiman Achimugu.

Economics

Nigeria is Africa's largest economy, and it has a large oil industry.  It was hit hard when oil prices fell below zero in spring 2020 because of the pandemic.

According to the World Data Lab, the coronavirus pandemic is bad for Africa's middle class.  According to one economist from the Africa and the Middle East at Standard Chartered Bank, a middle-class person is someone who is not rich but does have a steady income.  One of the industries that has helped Africa's middle class rise over the past 30 years is tourism, and many countries closed borders and encouraged people not to travel.  Experts say this is especially bad because a strong middle class lifts the whole country.

Statistics
By states
+StateCasesActiveRecoveredDeaths Lagos22,5621,22321,119220 FCT6,3853695,93482Plateau3,724523,63933 Oyo3,6934063,24245 Rivers2,916992,75859 Kaduna2,778722,66145 Edo2,690192,559112 Ogun2,103781,99431 Delta1,823371,73749 Kano1,768241,69054 Ondo1,722981,58539Enugu1,332211,29021 Kwara1,088331,02827Ebonyi1,05561,01930 Katsina9651292924 Osun9421690620  Gombe9385685725 Abia92699089Bauchi7501672014 Borno745470536 Imo6482361312Benue4932246011 Nasarawa48514732513 Bayelsa4262338221 Ekiti346133276Jigawa325630811Akwa Ibom319212899Niger2861026412 Anambra285126519 Adamawa261423819Sokoto165–14817Taraba155201296Kebbi931848 Yobe9213718Cross River892789  Zamfara791735  Kogi5–32Total65,4572,95761,3371,163 Note: Data as of 2020/11/17 23:00 WAT

 Related pages 
 COVID-19 pandemic in Africa

References

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