The Lagos State Ministry of Health says six people have died, as a result of the Cholera outbreak that has been ravaging the state in the last two months.
Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Health, Dr Kemi Ogunyemi, in a statement Thursday said the state had recorded an additional six cholera deaths against the previous 15.
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, in its recent report, said from January 1 to June 11, 2024, over 1,141 suspected and over 65 confirmed cases of cholera, resulting in over 30 deaths, had been reported from 96 local government areas in 30 states. Meanwhile, the outbreak has hit Ogun State, killing one and leaving about five others hospitalized.
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The deceased is a 62-year-old woman in Ijebu-Igbo, Ijebu North Local Government Area of the state. Locals said the woman caught the disease while tending to an infected child, now hospitalised. Five persons have already been hospitalized in the community
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