Lassa Fever: Death Toll Hits 93 In Nigeria - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 8, 2019
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said thedeath toll from the Lassa fever outbreak in 2019 has increased to 93 in thecountry.
In its weekly situation report, NCDC stated that1,374 suspected cases and 93 deaths were reported across 21 states, includingthe Federal Capital Territory as of March 3, 2019.
Between February 25 and March 3, 2019, 39 newlyconfirmed cases were reported from six states with eight new deaths in Edo,Ondo, and Kogi states.
The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for DiseaseControl, Chikwe Ihekweazu, said there had been a rise in the number of newcases this week compared to the last four weeks.
This is coming a week after Ihekweazu said there hadbeen a decline compared to the 2018 outbreak.
The 21 states which had recorded at least one confirmedcase are Edo, Ondo, Bauchi, Nasarawa, Ebonyi, Plateau, Taraba, FCT, Adamawa,Gombe, Kaduna, Kwara, Benue, Rivers, Kogi, Enugu, Imo, Delta, Oyo, Kebbi andCross River.