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New update on the current cholera epidemic has revealed that despite efforts to contain the disease, stakeholders in Nigeria’s health sector need to do more, and urgently.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) had, on June 13, 2024, announced it found 1,141 suspected cases. Of the figure, 65 were confirmed while 30 deaths were said to have been recorded across 96 local councils in 30 states. The data was collected between January 1 and June 11, 2024.
According to the centre, 10 states: Bayelsa, Zamfara, Abia, Cross River, Bauchi, Delta, Katsina, Imo, Nasarawa and Lagos bore 90 per cent of the burden in the country.
Fresh figures, yesterday, however, showed a worsened scenario as Lagos State alone recorded 401 suspected cases and 21 deaths.
The state’s last update had reported…
Source: Guardian Newspaper
