The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says the country recorded 216 diphtheria cases and 40 deaths. PeoplesGazette reports.Information Guide Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says the country recorded 216 diphtheria cases and 40 deaths. PeoplesGazette reports.Information Guide Nigeria
Lead of diphtheria/pertussis technical working group, NCDC, Bola Lawal, NCDC, confirmed that the confirmed cases were reported in Kano (211), Yobe (two), Lagos (two), and Osun (two).
Mr Lawal said the majority of the deaths were recorded in Kano (38), while Lagos recorded two casualties. He said the agency supported the response activities in Kano, Lagos, Yobe, Osun, Yobe, and Katsina.JAMB Result
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He also said out of the 216 confirmed cases, 27 were fully vaccinated, 84 were unvaccinated, and 20 were partly vaccinated.
In his words: “Kano state recorded 396 suspected cases with 211 confirmed cases. Yobe state has recorded 78 suspected cases with two confirmed cases. Katsina has 34 suspected cases but no confirmed case yet. Lagos has recorded 14 suspected cases and two confirmed cases. Osun has one confirmed case so far,” Mr Lawal revealed. “We have also recorded 40 deaths with a case fatality rate of 18.5 per cent. Of the 216 confirmed cases, 184 (85.2 per cent) were aged two to 14 years from both sexes.”NYSC portal
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