By our reporter| The deaths recorded from the Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria has reached 118, according to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
Latest report released by the agency indicates that from January 1 to February 23, 2633, suspected cases, with 689 confirmed cases and 118 deaths were recorded in the country.
The number represents a significant increase compared to what was reported for the same period in 2019.
In 2019, 1249 suspected cases with 381 confirmed and 83 deaths as of the same period.
This year, there have been more cases reported in more states across the country.
In the reporting week, NCDC said the number of new confirmed cases decreased from 115 cases from the previous week to 102 cases.
These were reported from 18 states – Ondo, Ebonyi, Edo, Bauchi, Plateau, Benue, Lagos, Enugu, Gombe, Kaduna, Katsina, Kogi, Sokoto, Taraba, Delta, Rivers, Adamawa and Nasarawa.
Also, four health workers were newly infected in Edo and Ondo states, bringing the total number of infected health workers to 20.
Cumulatively from week 1 to week 08,118 deaths have been reported with a case fatality rate of 17.1 per cent.
In total for 2020, 27 states have recorded at least one confirmed case across 115 local government areas.
Of all confirmed cases, three states – Edo, Ondo, and Ebonyi – have the highest burden of the disease at 72 per cent.
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