63 died of cholera in one week – NCDC report

A total of 3,098 suspected cholera cases have been recorded in 12 state in one week, a report of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has revealed.

The epidemiology report covering between August 16 and August 22 also shows that 63 persons died of the disease in 10 states.
The states with the suspected cases of cholera are Bauchi, 1,145; Katsina, 691; Zamfara, 454; Yobe, 216; Sokoto, 196; Jigawa, 187; Kano, 80; Niger, 79; Borno, 30; FCT, 11; Adamawa, 6; and Kebbi, 3.
According to the report, Bauchi, Katsina and Zamfara accounted for 73.9 percent of the 3,098 suspected cases.
The deaths were recorded in Katsina, 19; Bauchi, 16; Niger, 7; Zamfara, 6; Jigawa, 4; Sokoto, 4; Borno, 4; Yobe, 1; Kano, 1; and Adamawa, 1. The national case fatality rate (CFR) was two per cent.
In total, since the beginning of the year, 58,698 suspected cases with 2,035 deaths have been recorded in 23 states and the FCT.
The age groups five to 14 years are the most affected for both male and female.

For all suspected cases, 51 per cent are male and 49 per cent female, the report further shows.