The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says the country recorded 216 diphtheria cases and 40 deaths.
Bola Lawal, lead of diphtheria/pertussis technical working group, NCDC, confirmed that the confirmed cases were reported in Kano (211), Yobe (two), Lagos (two), and Osun (two).
Mr Lawal said the majority of the deaths were recorded in Kano (38), while Lagos recorded two casualties. He said the agency supported the response activities in Kano, Lagos, Yobe, Osun, Yobe, and Katsina.
He also said out of the 216 confirmed cases, 27 were fully vaccinated, 84 were unvaccinated, and 20 were partly vaccinated.
“Kano state recorded 396 suspected cases with 211 confirmed cases. Yobe state has recorded 78 suspected cases with two confirmed cases. Katsina has 34 suspected cases but no confirmed case yet. Lagos has recorded 14 suspected cases and two confirmed cases. Osun has one confirmed case so far,” Mr Lawal revealed. “We have also recorded 40 deaths with a case…
