Cholera kills 80 as 4,153 others get infected

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), says it registered 4,153 Cholera infections between September 5 and October 2, 2022.

The NCDC said this via its official website on Wednesday, stating that 80 persons died from cholera across the country in September.

The agency also disclosed that since the beginning of 2022, 256 people from 31 states have died from cholera.

“Thirty-one states have reported suspected cholera cases in 2022. These are: Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ekiti, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe and Zamfara.

“In the reporting month (September 5 to October 2, 2022), nine states reported 4,153 suspected cases – Borno (2,626), Yobe (718), Gombe (317), Zamfara (212), Bauchi (119), Jigawa (95), Sokoto (47), Katsina (16) and Adamawa (three).

It said “As of October 2, 2022, a total of 10,745 suspected cases, including 256 deaths (CFR 2.4 per cent), have been reported from 31 states.

“Of the suspected cases since the beginning of the year, the age group, five to 14 years, is the most affected for males and females.

“Of all suspected cases, 48 per cent are males and 52 per cent are females.

“There was a 42 per cent increase in the number of new suspected cases in September – Epi Week 36 – 39 (4,153) – compared with August Epi Week 31 – 35 (2,428).

“In the reporting week, Borno (883), Gombe (97), Bauchi (15) Yobe (eight) and Sokoto (three) reported 1,006 suspected cases. Borno and Gombe states accounted for 97 per cent of 1,006 suspected cases reported in Week 39,” it explained.

NAN