Journal of Medical Laboratory Science, 2020; 30 (2): 70-81 http://jomls.org ; info@jomls.org Abubakar et al 70 Geographical distribution, transmission dynamics and fatality of an emerging novel coronavirus disease Abdulazeez Aderemi Abubakar* 1 , Wasiu Olalekan Adebimpe 2 , Abdulazeez Ibn Abdulazeez 3 , Abdulfatah Ibrahim 1 1.Department of Medical Laboratory Science, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo-City Nigeria; 2 Department of Community Medicine, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo-City Nigeria; 3. Department of Medical Laboratory Services, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Nigeria ABSTRACT Following an outbreak of a novel coronavirus disease in Wuhan-China, the reports of the infection and fatalities emanating from over two hundred other countries are worrisome. This study was therefore designed to analyze the geographical distribution, transmission dynamics and fatality of the pandemic from January 21 to April 5, 2020, to serve as a useful guide for other unaffected countries. The primary data on the COVID-19 pandemic during the period under review were accessed online from the WHO and CDC websites. The data were analyzed using the Microsoft Excel software and presented in bar chart, graphs, and tables. Repetition and wrong entries were carefully avoided during the collation of the data. In the first 75 days of COVID-19 outbreak, 1,133,758 people were infected while 62,784 lives were lost to the virus from 210 countries worldwide. United States of America, Spain, Italy, Germany and France were the epi- centers of the infection as at the time of this analysis with confirmed cases of 273,808, 124,736, 124,632, 91,714, and 67,757 respectively. Republics of China and Korea recorded the most Impressive response reduction in rates of the infection and fatality during the same period. Fatality of COVID-19 did not depend on frequency of the infection transmission rather it varies with the management strategies and policies of the affected countries. Massive screening of domestic mammals and pets was advocated to forestall re-emergence of the infection even after the successful control of the pandemic Key words: COVID-19, Transmission dynamics, Distribution, Fatality * Correspondence: abuazeez1962@gmail.com; +2348068039485; ORCID=None Authors’ contributions This work was carried out and approved in collaboration between all the authors, who take responsibility for its accuracy and integrity. The study was conceptualized by AAA. Primary data were collated from the websites of the World Health Organization and Center for Disease Control by AAA, WOA and AIA while AI and AIA organized and analyzed the data. AAA and WOA supervised the data analysis. AIA, WOA, AI and AAA jointly prepared the initial draft of the article while the final manuscript was prepared by AAA and WOA and approved by all the authors after a thorough review. Received: April 30, 2020; Accepted: June 10, 2020; Published: June 30, 2020 Citation: Abubakar AA, Adebimpe OW, Abdulazeez IA, Ibrahim A. Geographical distribution, transmission dynamics and fatality of an emerging novel coronavirus disease. J Med Lab Sci, 2020; 30 (2): 70-81.