Health/Wellness
Cholera Outbreak: 103 Dead In 3,623 Cases
Reported by Ayooluwa Afolabi
The cholera outbreak in Nigeria has claimed 103 lives from 3,623 suspected cases across 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
According to the NATION, The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) reported that the cases and deaths covered 187 Local Government Areas (LGAs) as of July 15.
Lagos, Bayelsa, Abia, Ebonyi, Katsina, and Zamfara states lead in the number of cases and fatalities, contributing 83 percent to the overall burden of the disease.
Despite this, the country has been recording declining cases and fatalities compared to preceding months when the outbreak was first recorded in 2024, the agency stated.
Yellow fever outbreak has also been recorded in Ekiti and Bayelsa states, with three cases and one death.
In its June public health alert, the NCDC reported that between January and June 11, 2024, there were 30 deaths from 1,141 suspected cholera cases, with 65 confirmed cases across 96 councils in 30 states.
While by that period, 15 States accounted for 90 percent of the disease burden, by June 21, 2024, the number had risen to 34 deaths from 1,288 confirmed cases, with 15 states responsible for over 80 percent of the cases.
However, between June 21 and June 23, the figures surged to 53 deaths (an increase of 19 in three days) from 1,528 suspected cases across 107 councils in 31 states.
In the June 23 update, Lagos led the 15 states that contributed 90 percent of the disease burden, with 29 deaths.
NCDC Director General Jide Idris, at a news conference yesterday, said the cholera cumulative case fatality rate since the beginning of the year stands at 2.8 per cent while the predominant age affected is 5 years old. Males account for 52 percent of cases and females account for the rest.
Idris, however, announced a 5.6 percent decline in the number of cases in this reporting week (8th -14th July) as compared to the preceding week.
He added: “We also recorded a drop in the case fatality rate from 2.9 to 2.8 percent. Definitely, there is a decline in case fatality rate from week 24 when the spike started to the present week.”
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