Gombe State Government has started distributing chlorine to the 11 local government areas as part of measures to mitigate cholera spread.
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He disclosed that Lagos State accounted for the highest number of deaths with 29, followed by Rivers with eight, Abia and Delta with four each, Katsina with three, Bayelsa with two and Kano, Nasarawa and Cross River with one each.
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has warned the public to avoid unregulated and unregistered beverages to prevent ingesting contaminated drinks.
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says fatalities from the state’s cholera outbreak have risen to 29 deaths and 579 suspected cases across multiple local government areas in the state.
The Ogun State government has confirmed one person dead from the recent Cholera outbreak while nine new cases have been recorded in the state.
Plateau State Commissioner for Health, Dr Cletus Shurkuk says the state has not recorded any case of cholera.
A Bauchi-based public health expert, Dr Hassan Musa has cautioned the people against constructing toilets near water points to curb the cholera outbreak.
The Kwara State Government has alerted healthcare surveillance teams across all the state’s 16 Local Government Areas (LGAs) on preparations and preventive measures against any outbreak of cholera.
The Cross River State Commissioner for Health, Dr Henry Ayuk, says the state has activated an emergency response team that will respond to any threat of cholera outbreak in the state.
Abia State Government says that there was no confirmed case of cholera in the state, though it recorded 109 cases of stooling and vomiting in six of its 17 Local Government Areas.