The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has announced that a total of 54 deaths and 1,579 suspected cases of cholera have been recorded in 32 states and 115 Local Government Areas, LGAs.
According to the Deputy Director of Surveillance of the NCDC, and National Incident Manager for the Centre, Dr Muntari Hassan, on Wednesday, the number were documented since the beginning of the year.
As of Monday, June 24, 2024, the agency announced that 53 deaths and 1,528 suspected cases of cholera in 31 states and 107 LGAs in Nigeria since the beginning of the year with a case fatality rate of 3.5 percent.
Nigeria has been placed on high risk for increased cholera transmission and impact due to the rainy season.
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