Abuja – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said 32 people died of Lassa Fever in the first three weeks of January this year.
A situation report obtained from centre in Abuja on Sunday said that the victims were from Kaduna, Taraba, Bauchi, Ondo, Edo, Oyo, Ebonyi, Benue and Katsina States.
According to the report, the number of confirmed cases also increased from 48 in the second week of 2022 to 74 in week three, spanning January 17 to 23.
It stated that the latest fatalities were reported with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 18.8 per cent, a lower record when compared with 25.0 per cent CFR reported for the same period in 2021.
” Cumulatively, from the first week to the third week of 2022, 170 people have been infected by Lassa fever across 37 local government areas in 12 states of the federation.
” Similar to the previous week, NCDC said Edo, Ondo and Bauchi states accounted for 74 per cent of the confirmed cases, with Edo and Ondo topping the infection chart with 28 per cent each, while Bauchi recorded 23 per cent.
” There are currently 759 suspected cases across 37 local government areas in 12 states of the federation, an indication of a rise in percentage when compared to that reported for the same period in 2022,” the report said. (vitalnews)
