Lagos appears to be the worst hit in the recent cholera outbreak, as the state recorded the highest number with 117 new suspected cases while Abia, Kwara, Adamawa and Kano recorded one each.
A total of 121 new suspected cholera cases have been reported across five states and 22 local government areas, bringing the overall number of suspected cases to 5,951 across Nigeria.
Nigeria also recorded one death from the disease and a fatality ratio of 0.8 per cent, between 5 and 11 August.
According to the latest cholera situation report issued by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), the new cases were recorded in only five states: Lagos, Abia, Kwara, Adamawa and Kano.
Lagos recorded the highest number, with 117 new suspected cases, while Abia, Kwara, Adamawa and Kano recorded one each.
These cases were recorded in one week, between the 5th and 11th of August.
Throughout the reported month, states have reported 341 suspected cases of Cholera. Lagos recorded the highest number with 271 new cases, Kano recorded 32 cases, and Kwara and Jigawa recorded 10 cases each.
Akwa-Ibom has recorded six new cases, Ogun recorded two while Bauchi, Abia and Adamawa reported a suspected cholera case each.
Between January and August 2024, cholera cases have been reported in all 36 states and 247 local government areas.
The cholera cumulative death toll has also risen to 176 suspected cases, with a 3.0 per cent fatality ratio.
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