Cholera now in 34 states as Lagos, Bayelsa, Abia, Ebonyi, Katsina top infections chart

BY ORIAKU IJELE

Governors of Lagos, Bayelsa, Abia, Ebonyi, Katsina and Zamfara need to step up the game in their respective health ministries, following confirmation that the six states collectively are responsible for 83% of cholera cases in Nigeria today.

So far the infection has been recorded across 187 local government areas in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), fuelling apprehension.

The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Jide Idris, confirmed the figures at a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday.

According to him, cholera outbreak in Nigeria has claimed at least 103 lives, while over 3,000 suspected cases have been recorded.

He added that the outbreak has now been recorded across 187 local government areas in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

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Idris attributed the infections to the incessant flooding recorded in some states across the country, consumption of contaminated food and water as well as open defecation.

He advised Nigerians to practice proper hygiene and be cautious of epidemiological diseases on the rise during the rainy season.