Lassa fever has killed 162 persons since the start of this year.
Nigerian Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, said 28 states to have recorded death toll to the disease, which includes; Ondo, Edo, Bauchi, Taraba, Benue, Plateau, Ebonyi, Nassarawa, Kogi, Taraba, Gombe, Enugu Kano, Jigawa, Oyo and Federal Capital Territory, FCT, among others.
It added that the mortality toll of Lassa fever in Nigeria is 154, while it recorded 897 confirmed cases and a total of 4,908 suspected cases.
The centre, in its 16th-week Lassa fever situation report, also explained that the 897 confirmed cases were recorded from 26 states and 103 local government areas from January 1 to April 23, 2023.
