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Department of Demography and Social Statistics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

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• Research Article   
  Regional Analysis of COVID-19 Incidence and Associated Fatalities in Nigeria: A Validation of Healthcare Delivery Situation
  Author(s): Taofik Olatunji Bankole*
  
  Ever since the first reported case of COVID-19 on February 27, 2020, Nigeria is yet to effectively contain the spread of the disease. In spite of different measures taken by the Nigerian government to counter the effect of the pandemic, the consequences of COVID-19 are severely felt in the business, health, economic and social spheres of the country. The primary aim of this study was to examine the trends in the growth rates of COVID-19 and related fatalities across the six regions of Nigeria with a view to validating poor condition of healthcare facilities in the country. The cross-sectional times series method was used. COVID-19 data for Nigeria and the world were extracted from the who COVID -19 databank between August, 2020 and February 22, 2021. COVID-19 incidence growth rates and COVID-19 related fatality growth rates were generated at a-one-month successful interval for a perio.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2151-6200.2021.12.478

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