COVID-19 INCIDENCE

COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) is an illness caused by a virus. This virus is a new coronavirus that has spread throughout the world. It is thought to spread mainly through close contact from person to person. This study was carried out to access the incidence andprevalence of COVID-19 among the students in the University of Benin, Nigeria. A cross- sectional survey of eligible study participants was carried out with a view to collecting both outcome variables and covariates at one point in time in the Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Science. However, only participants who test negative to SARS-CoV-2 antibodies (IgG and IgM) by rapid diagnostic test will be eligible for the prospective cohort study, which will involve data collection at baseline (day of registration into the study) and at follow-up (between 14 and 21 days after recruitment into the study). A total of 77 students from the Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Science participated in the study and 54(70.1%) were positive to anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG. The incidence and prevalence of COVID-19 among the students in the Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Science, University of Benin shows that the SARS-CoV-2 virus is a cause for concern among students