Nigeria centre for disease control has confirmed that 37 new lassa fever have been recorded between February 4 and February 10, 2019.
The Centre said from Jan. 1 to Feb. 10, 2019, out of a total of 947 suspected cases reported from 20 states and the FCT; 324 were confirmed positive, three probable and 620 negative.
It added that since the onset of the 2019 outbreak, there had been 69 deaths from the confirmed cases, bringing the fatality rate to 21.3 percent.
Edo, Ondo, Bauchi, Nasarawa, Ebonyi, Plateau, Taraba, FCT, Adamawa, Gombe, Kaduna, Kwara, Benue, Rivers, Kogi, Enugu, Imo, Delta, Oyo and Kebbi states, had recorded at least one confirmed case across 54 local government areas.
Three new health workers were affected in Benue, Bauchi and Rivers states in the recent outbreak.
A total of 3,746 people, who were suspected of having contact with infected persons, had been identified across 18 states.