At least, two persons were confirmed dead due to Lassa Fever, while many have been hospitalized at the State General Hospital at Iwere lle, Iwajowa Local Government Area of Oyo State.
Oyo State revealed the fact that there was an increase in number of cases
brought from the Gaa Agbaruru settlement with confirmation of two
deaths at the facility. The team was then led to Gaa Agbaruru, a Fulani
settlement in Iwere ward of the LGA where the victims of the illness
came from.
However, the state government has called on all residents of the state to
remain calm over the reported cases of Lassa Fever in Iwajowa Local
Government Area of the state.
The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Bode Ladipo, made this known in a
statement issued by the ministry and made available to journalists in
Ibadan, noting that the state government is doing everything possible to
curtail further spread of the virus.
