By Asmau Ahmad
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that 1,182 suspected cases of cholera had been recorded in 13 states, within one week.
The NCDC Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, disclosed this to NAN correspondent in Abuja.
According to him, the centre’s epidemiological report for week 36, September 6 to 12, 2021, had indicated that 23 deaths were recorded within the period of one-week in nine states, though with a noticeable 58 percent decrease in the number of suspected cases in week 36 (1,182) compared to 1,677 in week 35.
“Bauchi recorded the highest figure of suspected cases with 472 infections, followed by Katsina with 194, while Borno recorded 106. The three states account for 65.3% of the 1,182 suspected cases reported in week 36,” he said.
“Amongst others states with new cases are: “Jigawa (95), Yobe (80), Kaduna (68), Adamawa (63), Sokoto (38), Gombe (34), Abia (13), Taraba (10), Ogun (8) and Niger (1).
“Kaduna recorded the highest number of deaths in) the reporting week with six fatalities, followed by Adamawa with five, while Katsina recorded four.
Other states that recorded deaths within the one-week period are: “Gombe (2), Jigawa (2), Bauchi (1), Borno (1), Ogun (1) and Taraba (1).”
“As at Sept. 12, 2021, a total of 72,910 suspected cholera cases, including 2,404 deaths, have been recorded in 27 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) since January 2021,” Ihekweazu added.
According to him, two new states Abia and Ogun — reported cases in week 36, with 27 states and the FCT having reported cholera cases in 2021
“The states include: Abia, Adamawa, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ekiti, Enugu, FCT, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Osun, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, and Zamfara,” he added.
Ihekweazu added that the national multi-sectoral EOC, activated at level 02, continues to coordinate the national response.
