J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2022;33(1):33-46. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2022.0005.
We report the COVID-19 experience across Nigeria from March 2020 to March 2021. Demographics were obtained from Nigerian Centre for Disease Control. By 21 March 2021, 161,737 people were confirmed positive for SARS-COV-2. Overall, testing rates were 0.8% of the population, with positivity rates of 9.6%, complete recovery rates without longterm sequelae of 91.4%, and case fatality rates of 1.3%. Most Nigerian regions contributed to figures for cases and deaths in 2021. The picture may change as testing is scaled up to include community testing. Given so-called "pandemic fatigue" among the general population, various conspiracy theories being prevalent, and the recent introduction of COVID-19 vaccines in Nigeria, we assume that Nigeria is at a pivotal stage of the outbreak. Effort must be made by government to learn successful strategies in other countries to adapt to prevent a rise in case numbers and deaths.
我们报告了 2020 年 3 月至 2021 年 3 月期间尼日利亚的 COVID-19 疫情情况。人口统计数据来自尼日利亚疾病控制中心。截至 2021 年 3 月 21 日，已有 161737 人被确诊为 SARS-COV-2 阳性。总体而言，检测率为人口的 0.8%，阳性率为 9.6%，无长期后遗症的完全康复率为 91.4%，病死率为 1.3%。尼日利亚的大多数地区都为 2021 年的病例和死亡数字做出了贡献。随着检测规模的扩大，包括社区检测，情况可能会发生变化。鉴于公众中所谓的“大流行疲劳”、各种流行的阴谋论，以及尼日利亚最近推出的 COVID-19 疫苗，我们假设尼日利亚正处于疫情的关键阶段。政府必须努力学习其他国家的成功策略，以适应和防止病例数量和死亡人数的上升。
