Death Toll From Nigeria's Cholera Outbreak Rises To 2,404
Umer Jamshaid Published September 21, 2021 | 05:10 PM
ABUJA, Sept. 21 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21st Sep, 2021 ) --:The cholera outbreak in Nigeria has killed 2,404 people in the country since its onset in January, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Tuesday.
In a statement, the NCDC said 23 new deaths were linked to the outbreak across the country between September 6 and 12.
Within the stated period, the country recorded 1,182 suspected new cases of cholera, said the NCDC.
The public health agency said a total of 72,910 suspected cases of cholera infection have now been recorded in 27 states and the Federal capital territory since the onset of the outbreak.
It added that a national multi-sectoral emergency system continues to coordinate the national response.
Cholera is a highly virulent disease characterized in its most severe form by a sudden onset of acute watery diarrhea that can lead to death by severe dehydration.
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