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50 %Lagos State accounted for more than 50% of positive COVID-19 cases in Nigeria.

NigeriaCOVID-19HAL · Unilimdocument of 97 observations

38 casesThere were 38 (7.7%) severe cases and 459 (92.3%) non-severe cases among the 497 SARS-CoV-2 cases.

NigeriaCOVID-19observed April to July 2020published 2022The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 13 observations

2.8 %The case fatality rate from COVID-19 in Nigeria was 2.8%.

NigeriaCOVID-19HAL · Unilimdocument of 97 observations

74 participantsThe study included 74 participants: 20 apparently healthy controls and 54 COVID-19 patients, of whom 34 were co-infected with malaria.

NigeriaCOVID-19 · paludismepublished 2020The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 3 observations

1.4 ratioThe DOT per LOT across cohorts was 1.4 for moderate cases.

NigeriaCOVID-19HAL · Unilimdocument of 63 observations

1.63 daysThe mean time between a positive test result and admission was 1.63 days.

NigeriaCOVID-19observed 2020published 2020The Pan African medical journaleurope_pmcdocument of 9 observations

46.1 %Among people living with HIV in Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria, COVID-19 vaccine uptake was 46.1% in males.

NigeriaCOVID-19published 2025Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and HygienePubMeddocument of 3 observations

17 deathsThe number of daily coronavirus disease 2019 deaths in Nigeria was highest on the 2nd May 2020, with 17 new deaths.

NigeriaCOVID-19observed 2020-05-02published 2020The Nigerian postgraduate medical journaleurope_pmcdocument of 7 observations

84,414 casesAs of December 2020, approximately 84,414 cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Nigeria.

NigeriaCOVID-19observed December 2020HAL · Unilimdocument of 63 observations

1.2 DOT_per_LOTPatients with mild COVID-19 had a mean days of therapy per length of therapy (DOT per LOT) of 1.2, compared to 1.4 for moderate patients and 1.3 for severe patients.

NigeriaCOVID-19HAL · Unilimdocument of 63 observations

20.2 %About a quarter (20.2%) of respondents had a high risk of COVID-19 following risk quantification.

NigeriaCOVID-19published 2023The Nigerian postgraduate medical journalPubMeddocument of 3 observations

1.64 AORLiving with HIV was associated with increased odds of anxiety related to COVID-19 (adjusted odds ratio: 1.64).

NigeriaCOVID-19 · VIH/sidaobserved 2020published 2022Frontiers in public healthPubMeddocument of 10 observations

56,400 ppmDry fog spraying of 56400 parts per million of hydrogen peroxide solution reduced the infectious viral titre of SARS-CoV-2.

NigeriaCOVID-19published 2025Journal of public health in Africaeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

92.3 %The proportion of non-severe cases among SARS-CoV-2 cases was 92.3%.

NigeriaCOVID-19observed April to July 2020published 2022The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 13 observations

67.4 %67.4% of the patients had an SpO2 < 94% in ambient air when admitted.

NigeriaCOVID-19published 2022West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 15 observations

1.2 ratioThe DOT per LOT across cohorts was 1.2 for mild cases.

NigeriaCOVID-19HAL · Unilimdocument of 63 observations

45.9 %SARS-CoV-2 positivity rates were 45.9% using RT-qPCR and 1.4% using IgG ELISA among 791 animals screened in Nigeria.

NigeriaCOVID-19published 2023Viruseseurope_pmcdocument of 6 observationsDOI 10.3390/v15051187

40.8 %Breathlessness was present in 40.8% of RT-PCR-negative patients and 16.1% of RT-PCR-positive patients.

NigeriaCOVID-19observed 27 February 2020 to 30 September 2020published 2021The Nigerian postgraduate medical journalPubMeddocument of 12 observations

9.7 daysThe mean recovery time from symptom onset was 9.7 days for COVID-19 patients treated with lopinavir/ritonavir.

NigeriaCOVID-19published 2022West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 2 observations

0.037 p-valueThe frequency of oxygen desaturation was significantly higher in COVID-19 patients with diabetes mellitus (p=0.037).

NigeriaCOVID-19 · diabète (non précisé)published 2022West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 15 observations

3.602 AORCOVID-19 infection was associated with higher odds of using e-cigarettes (adjusted odds ratio: 3.602).

NigeriaCOVID-19published 2022BMJ open respiratory researchPubMeddocument of 9 observations

1.53 AORKnowing someone who died from COVID-19 was associated with increased odds of anxiety related to COVID-19 (adjusted odds ratio: 1.53).

NigeriaCOVID-19observed 2020published 2022Frontiers in public healthPubMeddocument of 10 observations

Serum levels of 8-iso PGF2α were significantly elevated in COVID-19 patients co-infected with malaria compared to COVID-19 patients without malaria.

NigeriaCOVID-19 · paludismepublished 2020The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 3 observations

46.8 yearsThe average age of RT-PCR-negative patients was 46.8 ± 18.3 years, compared to 41.9 ± 15.5 years for RT-PCR-positive patients.

NigeriaCOVID-19observed 27 February 2020 to 30 September 2020published 2021The Nigerian postgraduate medical journalPubMeddocument of 12 observations

1.28 AORHaving a friend who tested positive for COVID-19 was associated with increased odds of fear related to COVID-19 (adjusted odds ratio: 1.28).

NigeriaCOVID-19observed 2020published 2022Frontiers in public healthPubMeddocument of 10 observations