Lassa fever: Edo confirms 13 deaths, 115 cases

Lassa fever: Edo confirms 13 deaths, 115 cases

THE NATION 

EDO State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akoria Obehi, yesterday disclosed that the Southsouth state recorded one more death from Lassa fever, thereby raising the fatality figure to 13.

She also confirmed eight more cases of Lassa fever, raising the total number of confirmed cases in Edo State to 115.

Obehi, who made the disclosure, while speaking with reporters in Benin, noted that Godwin Obaseki’s administration was stepping up efforts to contain the disease across all Edo communities in the 18 local government areas…

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