BASHIR BELLO FROM VANGUARD
The Kano State government has on Thursday confirmed 18 persons dead from suspected cases of diphtheria outbreak that hit the ancient city of Kano.
The State Epidemiologist, Dr. Abdullahi Kauranmata who confirmed this to Vanguard said the 3 persons died after testing positive while 15 others died from suspected case of the outbreak.
Dr. Kauranmata said more than 10 local government areas were so far affected as they have reported suspected cases of the outbreak.
According to Kauranmata, “We have been holding all day meeting. As at yesterday, we have about 78 suspected cases out of which we tested about 30. So far, about 16 results came out and 8 tested positive. Out of the eight confirmed cases, three died while the remaining five were managed and discharged. For the larger number of the suspected cases, out of them, we have 15 deaths.
“In a nutshell, so far, 18 died. 3 were confirmed died as a result of the outbreak while 15 were suspected cases due to the symptoms.
