Fifteen new cases of lassa fever have been confirmed in six states by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
According to the centre, the 15 new cases brought the number of confirmed cases to 510 out of the 1,924 suspected cases since January 1 in 21 states.
NCDC said that a total of 119 deaths had been recorded since the onset of the outbreak.
The centre said Edo, Ondo, Bauchi, Nasarawa, Ebonyi, Plateau, Taraba, FCT, Adamawa, Gombe, Kaduna, Kwara, Benue, Rivers, Kogi, Enugu, Imo, Delta, Oyo, Kebbi and Cross River states each recorded at least one confirmed case.
It noted that no new health worker was infected, adding that a total of 16 healthcare workers had so far been infected since the onset of the outbreak in seven states.