Cholera has killed about 2,141 people across 23 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has said.
The agency said a total of 65,145 suspected cases of cholera, including 2,141 deaths, representing a Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of 3.3 percent were reported from 23 states and the FCT, as at Sept. 2, 2021.
NCDC announced this on its Cholera Situation weekly epidemiological report posted on its official website, on Monday.
There was a 62 percent decrease in the number of new suspected cases in week 33 (2,127) when compared with the 3,098 cases in week 32.
Bauchi with 855 cases, Katsina with 396 cases and Kano’s 306 cases accounted for 73.2% of 2,127 suspected cases reported in week 34.
While Yobe (162), Zamfara (80), Niger (78), Borno (67), Sokoto (45), Kaduna (41), Gombe (21), FCT (18), Kebbi (17), Adamawa (15), Taraba (13), Nasarawa (10), Plateau (2) and Jigawa (1),”
It said the suspected cases were since the beginning of 2021, with children aged 5 – 14 years as the most affected age group for both males and females.
All the suspected cases, comprised 51 percent males and 49 percent females.
“23 states and the FCT have reported suspected cholera cases in 2021. These included: Benue, Delta, Zamfara, Gombe, Bayelsa, Kogi, Sokoto, Bauchi, Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Kebbi, Cross River, Nasarawa, Niger, Jigawa, Yobe, Kwara, Adamawa, Enugu, Katsina, Borno, Taraba and the FCT,” the agency said.
