Cholera outbreak has killed 1,178 persons and spread to 23 states and the Federal Capital Territory( FCT), the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said.
The centre in a situation report issued on Monday night said a total of 37,819 suspected cases have also been recorded so far killed since the start of the year.
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“As at 8th August, 2021, a total of 37,819 suspected cases including 1,178 deaths
(CFR 3.1%) have been reported from 23 states and FCT since the beginning of 2021,” the organisation said.
The states are: Benue, Delta, Zamfara,
Gombe, Bayelsa, Kogi, Sokoto, Bauchi, Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Kebbi, Cross River,
Niger, Nasarawa, Jigawa, Yobe, Kwara, Enugu, Adamawa, Katsina, Borno, Taraba
and FCT.
The centre however said there has been a decrease in the number of new cases in the last two weeks.
It said Bauchi , Niger , Zamfara and Katsina account for 78.1% of 1,956 cases reported in the last two weeks.
The national multi-sectoral EOC activated at level 02 continues to coordinate the national response, NCDC said.
