In January, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) alerted Nigerians about the virus outbreak with the theme ‘Diptheria outbreak in Nigeria: Vaccination Response.’

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Giving an update on the state of the disease since the first record in Kano State, the state case Manager, Dr. Salma Suwaid, told journalists during a webinar organized by the NCDC on Monday that a total of 783 patients have been on admission so far.NYSC Portal

According to him, 360 were females, and 423 were males. Suwaid, also a Consultant Paediatrician, noted that the patients’ average hospital stay is four days.

He said: “Eighty-three percent of deaths occurred in patients with the onset of symptoms greater than three days and an average of 15 admission days.JAMB Result

“Sixty-eight percent of patients have been discharged, 1.66 percent absconded and 12.2 percent died.”