“Our routine health checks and sanitation measures are in place to ensure the safety and well-being of our citizens,” he stated.
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“The public health emergency response centre has been activated while the local government response teams have all been strengthened with adequate capacity, including commodities to handle any emergency.
Adam clarified that despite a cholera epidemic affecting 31 states including the FCT Abuja, the situation in Kogi does not meet epidemic levels. He emphasized that proper reporting and confirmation through laboratory tests are essential to accurately assess and manage such cases.
ASHENEWS reports that as cholera outbreaks rage across the country, Sokoto state has not recorded any suspected cases. The Permanent…
Out of these cases, 53 deaths have been recorded in no fewer than 117 local governments across the country.
“We need collective efforts to protect our water sources and ensure the health and well-being of all Nigerians,” he said.
The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev says the ministry has reactivated its laboratories across the six geopolitical zones to curtail the further spread of the cholera outbreak in Nigeria.
The Anambra State Government, on Tuesday, said it has not recorded any case of Cholera in the state.
Gombe State Government has started distributing chlorine to the 11 local government areas as part of measures to mitigate cholera spread.
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.